Each of the 25 poets (representing 36 poems) in this collection is introduced with a brief biography and poetry notes. Unforgettable performances by award-winners Ashley Bryan and Renee Joshua-Porter provide a stirring tribute to 25 of America's best poets - from Lucy Terry to Rita Dove. Authors included:
Lucy Terry
Phillis Wheatley
George Moses Horton
James M. Whitfield
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
W.E.B.DuBois
James Weldon Johnson
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Angelina Weld Grimké
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Fenton Johnson
Claude McKay
Jean Toomer
Gwendolyn B. Bennett
Arna Bontemps
Langston Hughes
Countee Cullen
Margaret Walker
Gwendolyn Brooks
Maya Angelou
Audre Lorde
Amiri Baraka
Nikki Giovanni
Alice Walker
Rita Dove