An anthology of African American poetry with over 100 award-winning poets, exploring Black narratives and poetics across generations.
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An anthology of African American poetry with over 100 award-winning poets, exploring Black narratives and poetics across generations.
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"Furious Flower: Seeding the Future of African American Poetry is an anthology of poems by more than one hundred award-winning poets, including Jericho Brown, Justin Philip Reed, and Tracy K. Smith, with themed essays on poetics from celebrated scholars such as Kwame Dawes, Meta DuEwa Jones, and Evie Shockley. The Furious Flower Poetry Center is the nation's first academic center for Black poetry. In this eponymous collection, editors Joanne V. Gabbin and Lauren K. Alleyne bring together many of...
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Romance & sex
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Minor references to intimacy or desire in some poems. To sexual coercion or trauma in a few poems.
Violence & gore
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Moderate depictions of historical or personal violence in select poems.
Profanity
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Minor use of strong language in a few poems.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol or drugs in some works.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Moderate presence of LGBTQIA+ themes and identities in several poems.
Religious content
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Moderate references to spirituality or religious imagery in some poetry.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Major focus on social justice, racial identity, and cultural commentary.
Self-harm / suicide
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Minor mentions of emotional struggle or ideation in select poems.
Abuse & suffering
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Moderate depictions of systemic racism and personal suffering. To sexual coercion or trauma in a few poems.
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