Vital Culture Books

Poetry & Verse

Poetry by Black poets, from Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou to Amanda Gorman and Ross Gay, plus novels in verse for young readers. Collections to savor, give as gifts and read aloud.

81 books

Classic voices 14 books

Selected Poems of Langston HughesLangston Hughes$18.00
Selected PoemsGwendolyn Brooks$16.99
The Complete PoetryMaya Angelou$30.00
Blessing the BoatsLucille Clifton$21.00
Complete WritingsPhillis Wheatley$17.00
The Collected Poems of Audre LordeAudre Lorde$21.95
Directed by DesireJune Jordan$35.00
Make Me RainNikki Giovanni$18.99
The New BookNikki Giovanni$26.00
Selected PoemsDerek Walcott$23.99
Thomas and BeulahRita Dove$15.95
Etai-EkenEd Roberson$20.00
When Thy King Is a BoyEd Roberson$20.00
Neon VernacularYusef Komunyakaa$18.95

Contemporary poets 59 books

Catalog of Unabashed GratitudeRoss Gay$20.00
Be HoldingRoss Gay$17.00
The TraditionJericho Brown$17.00
Native GuardNatasha Trethewey$16.99
OlioTyehimba Jess$35.00
Counting DescentClint Smith$18.00
CitizenClaudia Rankine$22.00
Call Us What We CarryAmanda Gorman$17.99
The Hill We ClimbAmanda Gorman$15.99
Don't Call Us DeadDanez Smith$16.00
DoggerelReginald Dwayne Betts$15.99
FelonReginald Dwayne Betts$15.95
ConsoleColin Channer$17.00
NebraskaKwame Dawes$19.95
Crank Shaped NotesThomas Sayers Ellis$22.00
Still WaterJewelle Gomez$14.95
LightheadTerrance Hayes$19.00
So to SpeakTerrance Hayes$20.00
When the Only Light Is FireSaeed Jones$12.00
Blue StreakAllison Joseph$16.00
My Father's KitesAllison Joseph$12.00
Smart PretenderAllison Joseph$14.99
Cain Named the AnimalShane McCrae$16.00
Gilded Auction BlockShane McCrae$18.00
New and Collected HellShane McCrae$17.00
Sometimes I Never SufferedShane McCrae$18.00
The Many Hundreds of the ScentShane McCrae$17.00
Double ShadowCarl Phillips$19.00
HeavenRowan Ricardo Phillips$16.00
In the BloodCarl Phillips$18.00
Living WeaponRowan Ricardo Phillips$17.00
Quiver of ArrowsCarl Phillips$21.00
ReconnaissanceCarl Phillips$16.00
Riding WestwardCarl Phillips$14.00
Rock HarborCarl Phillips$16.00
Scattered Snows, to the NorthCarl Phillips$16.00
SilverRowan Ricardo Phillips$16.00
Speak LowCarl Phillips$15.00
The GroundRowan Ricardo Phillips$15.00
The Rest of LoveCarl Phillips$15.00
The TetherCarl Phillips$15.00
Then the WarCarl Phillips$20.00
Wild Is the WindCarl Phillips$16.00
CannibalSafiya Sinclair$19.95
Life on MarsTracy K. Smith$17.00
About FlightFrank X. Walker$10.00
Last Will, Last TestamentFrank X. Walker$16.00
Load in Nine TimesFrank X. Walker$17.99
Masked Man, BlackFrank X. Walker$16.00
Turn Me LooseFrank X. Walker$21.95
City of Eternal SpringAfaa Michael Weaver$20.00
Spirit BoxingAfaa Michael Weaver$20.00
The Government of NatureAfaa Michael Weaver$20.00
The Plum Flower DanceAfaa Michael Weaver$24.00
Timber and PrayerAfaa Michael Weaver$20.00
Lift Every VoicePhillip B. Williams$20.00
A Poem for Evangeline & Other SongsKevin Powell$25.00
Hound TriptychDani Janae$17.95
January ChildrenSafia Elhillo$15.95

Anthologies 2 books

African American PoetryKevin Young$45.00
Fear LessTracy K. Smith$12.00

Young readers & novels in verse 6 books

The CrossoverKwame Alexander$10.99
The Poet XElizabeth Acevedo$15.99
Clap When You LandElizabeth Acevedo$15.99
Melodies of the Weary BluesLangston Hughes$19.99
The 1619 ProjectNikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson$18.99
LegacyNikki Grimes$12.99