Contemporary Black American Poets And Dramatists (writers Of English: Lives And Works)

The fourteen black American writers profiled are Ed Bullins, Rita Dove, Nikki Giovanni, Michael S. Harper, June Jordan, Etheridge Knight, audre Lorde, Haki R. Madhubuti, Clarence Major, Thylias Moss, Ishmael Reed, Carolyn M. Rodgers, Sonia Sanchez and Ntozake Shange. Biographical information, a selection of critical extracts and a bibliography are provided for each author. This volume provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on the fourteen most significant contemporary black American poets and dramatists, including Ed Bullins, Rita Dove, Nikki Giovanni, Audre Lorde, Thylias Moss, Ishmael Reed, and Ntozake Shange. Discusses the lives and works of many Black American writers