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The Vintage Book of African American Poetry by Michael S. Harper, Anthony Walton

wisteriaearl's review

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emotional informative reflective

3.75

krista's review

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I'm leaving this un-starred because it feels weird to me to "rate" a historical anthology of poetry. Some of the poems viscerally moved me and some of them I don't connect with, but that has been my experience with poetry in general. I'm glad this book exists and that [a:Bunmi Laditan|6970274|Bunmi Laditan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1365792603p2/6970274.jpg] of "Honest Toddler" fame recommended it on Twitter. I particularly enjoyed the chapters on Paul Laurence Dunbar and Georgia Douglas Johnson.
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