My Black Me: A Beginning Book of Black Poetry (edition 1974)

by Arnold Adoff (Editor)

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A compilation of poems reflecting thoughts on being black by such authors as Langston Hughes, Lucille Clifton, Nikki Giovanni, and Imamu Amiri Baraka.

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Title:	My Black Me: A Beginning Book of Black Poetry
Authors:	Arnold Adoff (Editor)
Info:	Dutton Juvenile (1974), Edition: 1, 96 pages
Collections:	Poetry
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My Black Me: A Beginning Book of Black Poetry (A Puffin Poetry Book) by Arnold Adoff (Editor)

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This is a beginning poetry book composed of "black poetry". It features several different authors and types of poems.
This is a good poetry book because it holds a ton of information in a concise way.
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MadisonShawA | Mar 21, 2017 |

Nice way to introduce African American poetry to those who never read poetry or African American poetry. (

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seki | Aug 18, 2010 |

http://awrungsponge.blogspot.com/2006/11/ten-years-old.html (

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