An analysis of the use of the techniques of repetition, rhythm, images, and contrasts in the poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks. (EH)

Fifty white students and fifty black students from the eleventh and twelfth grades were asked to rank in order of their preference ten poems written by black and white authors, each accompanied by the author's name and a picture depicting his race to determine whether knowledge of an author's race acted as a determinant of the literary preferences…

The author analyzes 3 poems of Langston Hughes in order to demonstrate how a skillful use of the techniques available to a poet reinforce the logical structure which must be behind any serious poet's attempts to reproduce symbolically that which his mind has found significant in the non-linguistic environment. (Author/LF)

Describes the life, artistic development, literary associations and poetry of Langston Hughes during his college years at Lincoln University from 1926-1930. Adapted and condensed from the author's forthcoming biography on Langston Hughes. (APM)

Examines some themes in the work of the African surrealist poet, Aime Cesaire. The elements in his poetry are found in the natural world. Filled with tension, his work demonstrates cultural liberation, independence and dignity, and the desire to reclaim nature, salvation, God, and peace. (BJV)

The ways in which Black consciousness and experience emerge in the works of three Black poets are explored in this article. Historical, cultural, psychological, and linguistic influences are considered. (GC)

An analysis of Phillis Wheatley and her poetry which suggests that her verse is permeated with a social ambivalence which reflects a self-hatred motivated by the factor of race. (EH)

First of a two-part critique of the published works of a major black poet by a professor of English at the University of Chicago. (JM)

Explores the thesis that the terror of militant poetry is mitigated by one step taken backward from the abyss of despair, a retreat into the saving grace of laughter, analyzing poetry by Mari Evans, Dudley Randall, Don L. Lee, Mikki Giovanni, and other young militant black poets. (Author/JM)

Discusses the importance of introducing young adult readers to the poetry of African-American women. Topics addressed include reading and listening to recordings of poems; issues of access, including the reader's ability to comprehend works outside his or her own cultural context; and the concept of voice. (Contains 12 references.) (LRW)

Discusses Hughes' poetry as it was shaped by three influences: the free verse--imagist--realist schools'' popular during the first third of this century; the African and Afro-American oral and literary folk traditions; and, the essential Hughes. (Author/JM)

Presents suggestions for ensuring the survival and spread of African American art forms through wide dissemination and use in schools. Emphasizes poetry as one of many aspects of Black creative endeavors. Discusses the effects of the creative fervor of young Black poets of the 1960s on older, more renowned poets. (MK)

Reviews the contributions of African-American poetry to the development of English literature from the earliest Black orator through the works of Langston Hughes. Emphasizes the work of Phillis Wheatley, Paul Lawrence Dunbar,"The New Negro" writers, and Hughes. (FMW)

In this handbook, four authors write on the same topics but with varying emphases. Gwendolyn Brooks sketches the background of Afro-American poetry and offers practical hints and exercises for writing. Keorapatse Kgositsile discusses the role and situation of the black writer. Haki R. Madhubuti (Don L. Lee) explains an author's commitment and…