Angelou,
Maya . Maya Angelou: Poems
. New York: Bantam Books, 1986.
A complete collection of all of Angelou’s poems for students to become familiar with. These poems can be used for inspiration and modeling, and to help students unlock their feelings.
Davis, Lenwood G.
Black Women in the Cities
. 1872-1972: A bibliography of published works on the life and achievements of black women.
Larrick, Nancy.
I heard a Sream in the Street
. New York: M. Evans and Co., 1970.
City poems for young people from twenty-three Americans cities.
Randall, Dudley.
The Black Poet
. New York: Bantam Books, 1971.
Poems from folk poetry to 1960’s. Covers time span well.
Siler, Deborah.
Make a Joyful Noise
. New York: Checker Bound Press, 1991.
Poems for children by African American poets. Colorful illustrations. Biographical notes on poets.
Walker, Alice.
Good Night, Willie Lee, I’ll See You In the Morning
. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979.
A book of poetry by the Pulitzer Prize winning author, for students to use for modeling inspiration.
Wallace, Robert.
Writing Poems
. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 2nd Edition, 1987.
This book contains some stimulating techniques to help students write poetry.