"The selections are uniformly uplifting, with affirming messages about the heritage, strength and dreams of African Americans."—Publishers Weekly
In this compelling collection, thirteen major poets rise in response to the dazzling vistas and emotionally vivid portraits of award-winning artist Tom Feelings.
A unique and moving collaboration that celebrates the sustaining spirit of African creativity, this collection includes poetry by: Maya Angelou Lucille Clifton Alexis De Veaux Mari Evans Darryl Holmes Langston Hughes Rashidah Ismaili Haki R. Madhubuti Walter Dean Myers Mwatabu Okantah Eugene B. Redmond Askia M. Touré Margaret Walker
WINNER Coretta Scott King Awards
Daniel Hahn is an award-winning translator, writer and editor. His 2026 books include If This Be Magic: the unlikely art ofShakespeare in translation, and translated novels from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Guatemala.
Padma Viswanathan is author of three novels and a memoir, published in eight countries and shortlisted for the Pen Center USA Fiction Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize and others, and has translated four books from Brazilian Portuguese.
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"The selections are uniformly uplifting, with affirming messages about the heritage, strength and dreams of African Americans."—Publishers Weekly
In this compelling collection, thirteen major poets rise in response to the dazzling vistas and emotionally vivid portraits of award-winning artist Tom Feelings.
A unique and moving collaboration that celebrates the sustaining spirit of African creativity, this collection includes poetry by: Maya Angelou Lucille Clifton Alexis De Veaux Mari Evans Darryl Holmes Langston Hughes Rashidah Ismaili Haki R. Madhubuti Walter Dean Myers Mwatabu Okantah Eugene B. Redmond Askia M. Touré Margaret Walker
Awards
WINNER Coretta Scott King Awards
Author
Daniel Hahn is an award-winning translator, writer and editor. His 2026 books include If This Be Magic: the unlikely art ofShakespeare in translation, and translated novels from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Guatemala.
Padma Viswanathan is author of three novels and a memoir, published in eight countries and shortlisted for the Pen Center USA Fiction Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize and others, and has translated four books from Brazilian Portuguese.
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