The more than 200 books listed in this bibliography contain poetry by black Americans written from 1760 up to the present. Books are listed alphabetically by author; the publisher and date of publication are also given. (JM)

This 342-item alphabetized bibliography of plays by black Americans covers the period from 1855 to the present. Some of the playwrights and their works are Paul L. Dunbar's "Uncle Eph's Christmas," 1905; James W. Johnson and Bob Cole's "The Shoo-Fly Regiment," 1907; Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," 1959; James Baldwin's "Blues for Mr.…