Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry
by Ishmael Reed, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, Kwame Alexander, Audre Lorde, Tim Seibles, Gwendolyn Brooks, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Alice Walker, Richard Wright, Claudia Rankine, Douglas Kearney, Jean Toomer, Camille T. Dungy, Elizabeth Alexander, Alvin Aubert, Gerald Barrax, Remica Bingham, Cyrus Cassells, Estate Of Lucille Clifton, Wanda Coleman, Toi Derricotte, Rita Dove, Cornelius Eady, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Joanne Gabbin, Kendra Y. Hamilton, Terrance Hayes, Sean Hill, Major Jackson, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Yusef Komunyakaa, Clarence Major, Mark Mcmorris, E. Miller, Kamilah Aisha Moon, Indigo Moor, Lenard Moore, Thylias Moss, Harryette Mullen, Gregory Pardlo, Cynthia Parker-Ohene, Carl Phillips, Stephanie Pruitt, Evie Shockley, Patricia Smith, Natasha Trethewey, Frank X Walker, Margaret Walker, Afaa Weaver, Al Young, Tara Betts, Arna Bontemps, Shane Book, Sterling A. Brown, Melvin Dixon, Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar-Nelson, James A. Emanuel, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Ross Gay, C. S. Giscombe, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Myronn Hardy, Michael S. Harper, Janice N. Harrington, Robert Hayden, George Moses Horton, Ravi Howard, Amaud Jamaul Johnson, Helene Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, Patricia Spears Jones, June Jordan, Ruth Ellen Kocher, Devorah Major, Shara Mccallum, George Marion Mcclellan, Claude Mckay, Marilyn Nelson, G. E. Patterson, Ed Roberson, Mona Lisa Saloy, Reginald Shepherd, Anne Spencer, Amber Flora Thomas, Melvin B. Tolson, Askia M. Touré, Wendy S. Walters, Anthony Walton, Phillis Wheatley, Albery Whitman, Sherley Anne Williams, Toni Wynn
Black Nature compiles four centuries of African American poetry centered on nature, featuring works by luminaries like Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Rita Dove, and Yusef Komunyakaa. Edited by Camille T. Dungy, it reveals the profound environmental consciousness in African American literature, from Phillis Wheatley to contemporary poets, offering a vital perspective on humanity's bond with the natural world.
About This Book
Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry is an extensive anthology edited by Camille T. Dungy, compiling works from numerous prominent African American poets across history.
The collection spans from early figures like Phillis Wheatley and George Moses Horton to modern voices such as Natasha Trethewey and Claudia Rankine, highlighting a rich tradition of nature-themed poetry.
Contributors include Ishmael Reed, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, Kwame Alexander, Audre Lorde, and many others, representing a broad spectrum of perspectives on the natural environment.
This volume underscores the significant role of African American poets in shaping literary responses to nature over four centuries.
The anthology features over 200 poems that reflect diverse experiences and insights into the landscapes and ecosystems encountered by these writers.
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