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2K views · 69 reactions | African American poetry encompasses many kinds of verse. Edited by Kevin Young, African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song gathers material from 250 Black poets from the colonial period to the present. The volume, published in 2020, is the centerpiece of Lift Every Voice, a national public humanities initiative made possible with #NEHgov support. https://ow.ly/1uWQ50USI3L #BlackHistoryMonth | National Endowment for the Humanities | Facebook

14K views | African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song is a literary landmark: the biggest, most ambitious anthology of Black poetry ever published, gathering 250 poets from the colonial period to the present. In this unprecedented anthology expertly selected by poet and scholar Kevin Young, this precious living heritage is revealed in all its power, beauty, and multiplicity.  Moderated by Campbell McGrath on #MiamiBookFairOnline. https://bit.ly/3q4jYul | Miami Book Fair | Facebook