Words with Wings A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art

Name: Words with Wings A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art
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ISBN: 9780688164157

ISBN-10: 0688164153

ISBN-13: 9780688164157

Edition: N/A

Authors: Belinda Rochelle

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These are just some of the works of art you will find in this stunning collection that pairs twenty poems by distinglushed African-American poets with twenty works of art by acclaimed African-American artists. Alice Walker's poem "Women" -- about women who "battered down/Doors/And ironed/Starched white/Shirts" so their children would get a good education -- is paired with the breathtaking portrait Harriet Tubman, by William H. Johnson. The tender "Little Brown Baby" by poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, and artist Romare Bearden's Family reflect the deep love parents feel for their children. African-American identity and history are powerfully evoked in art and poetry about slavery, racism, and…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 12/26/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 48
Size: 9.75" wide x 11.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English