Poetry written by Black and/or African writers! Emphasis on intersectionality.
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last updated March, 2026
How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
Imani Perry
nachtgesang
May Ayim
Above Ground
Clint Smith
Counting Descent
Composition
Junious Ward
Therapy Session: poems from the black hole in my chest
M.D. Robins
I Can't Talk About the Trees Without the Blood (Pitt Poetry Series)
Tiana Clark
Instructions for the Lovers
Dawn Lundy Martin
No Language Is Neutral
Dionne Brand
A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging
Don't Call Us Dead
Danez Smith
Homie
Bluff: Poems
Salt
Nayyirah Waheed
The Complete Works of Pat Parker (Sinister Wisdom 102)
Pat Parker
Appalachian Elegy: Poetry and Place (Kentucky Voices)
bell hooks
Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems
Melania Luisa Marte
The Natural Order of Things: Poems
Donika Kelly
The Renunciations: Poems
Bestiary: Poems
Black Girl You Are Atlas
Renée Watson
Girls That Never Die: Poems
Safia Elhillo
Perfect Black by Crystal Wilkinson is a good addition!
Recommend Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans for this list!
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