Trouble the Water: 250 Years of African-American Poetry
- ISBN-10
- 0451628640
- ISBN-13
- 9780451628640
- Series
- Trouble the Water
- Category
- Poetry
- Pages
- 688
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Signet
- Author
- Jerry Washington Ward
Description
An anthology of African-American poetry represents 250 years of the black experience and includes works by such figures as Langston Hughes, Alice Walker, Rita Dove, and Colleen McElroy. Original.
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