The Pioneers (Poetry from the Masters)

Surveying more than 200 years of poetic creativity in Black America， Poetry from the Masters: The Pioneers introduces the work of early Black poets who helped to establish an African-American poetic tradition. Readers will explore the poetry of eleven talented women and men， including Phillis Wheatley， Francis Ellen Harper， Paul Laurence Dunbar， and Countee Cullen. Poems are complemented by a biography that discusses the scope and content of each writer's work， as well as his or her historical significance and impact on the literary world.""