Famous Writers Section ( Part 2 )

Welcome to Mr. Africa 'Famous" Writers Section.
Here you will find poems that are written by famous
people of African American descent. Enjoy your visit!

Miscellaneous Poems: Click on the Links Below

Maya Angelou

Alone
Equality
Still I Rise
Glory Falls
The Gamut
Country Lover
Passing Time
Phenomenal Woman
To a Freedom Fighter
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Men
Africa
Paeans
Refusal
The Lesson
Human Family
Remembrance
When You Come
Touched by an Angel
Million Man March Poem
A Brave and Startling Truth
These Yet to be United States
THE BLACK FAMILY PLEDGE

Maya Angelou - 2

Prisoner
Recovery
Televised
INSOMNIAC
The Traveller
Son to Mother
Ain't That Bad?
Our Grandmothers
Preacher, Don't Send Me

Clarence Major

Frenzy
Weather
Honey Dripper
The Doll Believers
Unknown Presence
Sand Flesh and Sky
Waiting for Sweet Betty
Revelation at Cap Ferrat
The Painting After Lunch
Waiter in a California Vietnamese Restaurant

Wole Soyinka

Abiku
Dedication
Civilian and Soldier
IN THE SMALL HOURS
Fado Singer for Amalia Roderinguez

Harryette Mullen

Shedding Skin
The Fire This Time
Page 35 / the essence lady
Page 34 / if your complexion is a mess
WIPE THAT SIMILE OFF YOUR APHASIA

Harryette Mullen - 2     ~New ~

Any Lit
Way Opposite
[up from slobbery]
[marry at a hotel, annul 'em]
[if your complexion is a mess]

Frances E.W. Harper

Going East
Blessed Hope
I Stand at the Door
God's Little Children
Bible Defense of Slavery

Esther Popel

Flag Salute
October Prayer
Grant Me Strength
Blasphemy--American Style

Nikki Giovanni

Love Is
Choices
Nikki-Rosa
Kidnap Poem
I'm Not Lonely
And I Have You
A Poem Of Friendship
A Summer Love Poem
I Wrote A Good Omelet
Cotton Candy On A Rainy Day

Rain
Poetry
Habits
Crutches
Sky Diving
Life Cycles
When I Die
For Saundra
Winter Poem
All I Gotta Do
You Came, Too

Mari Evans

The Rebel
I am a Black Woman
Where Have You Gone
Who Can Be Born Black?
. . . And the Old Women Gathered (The Gospel Singers)

Rita Dove

Used
Afield
Rusks
History
DayStar
The Boast
Hade's Pitch
Adolescence II
Primer For The Nuclear Age
My Mother Enters the Work Force

Exit
Dusting
Wiring Home
Golden Oldie
The Fish in the Stone
Lady Freedom Among Us

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