2015 Poetry by African-Americans

1.
Cornrows and Cornfields
Cornrows and Cornfields 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
2.
Trout's Lie
Trout's Lie 3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings
3.
Wild Hundreds (Pitt Poetry Series)
Wild Hundreds (Pitt Poetry Series) 4.40 avg rating — 459 ratings
4.
Other People's Comfort Keeps Me up at Night
Other People's Comfort Keeps Me up at Night 3.95 avg rating — 1,056 ratings
5.
Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems
Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems 4.28 avg rating — 1,717 ratings
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Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
by: Ross Gay
4.24 avg rating — 6,130 ratings
6.
The Collected Poems
The Collected Poems 4.36 avg rating — 18,158 ratings
8.
Forest Primeval
Forest Primeval 4.31 avg rating — 436 ratings
9.
Heaven
Heaven 3.57 avg rating — 138 ratings
10.
Boy with Thorn
Boy with Thorn 4.17 avg rating — 243 ratings
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From Now On: New and Selected Poems, 1970-2015
From Now On: New and Selected Poems, 1970-2015 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
12.
S O S: Poems, 1961-2013
S O S: Poems, 1961-2013 4.24 avg rating — 220 ratings
13.
Roll Deep
Roll Deep 3.95 avg rating — 132 ratings
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Turning Into Dwelling
Turning Into Dwelling 4.45 avg rating — 44 ratings
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Lighting the Shadow
Lighting the Shadow 4.19 avg rating — 54 ratings
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US
US 4.17 avg rating — 211 ratings
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It Seems Like a Mighty Long Time
It Seems Like a Mighty Long Time 3.64 avg rating — 25 ratings
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A Lucent Fire: New and Selected Poems (White Pine Press Distinguished Poets Series, 3)
A Lucent Fire: New and Selected Poems (White Pine Press Distinguished Poets Series, 3) 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
19.
My Seneca Village
My Seneca Village 3.77 avg rating — 277 ratings
20.
Chop: A Collection of Kwansabas for Fannie Lou Hamer
Chop: A Collection of Kwansabas for Fannie Lou Hamer it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
21.
What I Say: Innovative Poetry by Black Writers in America
What I Say: Innovative Poetry by Black Writers in America 3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings
22.
The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop
The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop 4.28 avg rating — 604 ratings
23.
The Glory Gets (Wesleyan Poetry Series)
The Glory Gets (Wesleyan Poetry Series) 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Fearful Beloved
Fearful Beloved 4.49 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Houses
Houses 4.43 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Line/Breaks
Line/Breaks really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings