Black Boy Poems is a revolutionary literary experience. Imagine the mind of Huey P. Newton mixed with the poetic eloquence of "Black Thought from the Roots." If you can, then you'll begin to approach the marrow of what's inscribed on these pages. Tyson Amir weaves the black experience and, the life and wisdom of Richard Wright with radical social political commentary to inspire black liberation.

Poetry. California Interest, African & African American Studies. Contributors include Samuel Getachew, Nicos Hubbard-Riley, Elijah I. Hynson, Damion Evans, Charles Hall, and Daniel Summerhill. BLACK JOY: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BLACK BOY POEMS is an unapologetic, unrestrained, and defiant celebration of culture, friendship, and community. This compilation of poems by black boys from Oakland is an elaborate and heartwarming guide through the intricacies of what it means to be young, black, and undoubtedly alive in today's day and age.

A collection of poems that grows out of the American Southwest focusing on family and community life of the barrio sharing births and deaths, neighbors and seasons, and injustices and victories.

Titled from lyrics of the song “Nobody Home” by Pink Floyd, this well-thought poetry collection touches on the subjects of loss, love, pain, happiness, depression, abandonment, war, good vs. evil, alcoholism, religion, and complicated family relationships. Written mostly in metered, rhyming stanzas, Black Book of Poems provides a non-threatening platform for reflection and meditation on life’s most difficult challenges. This collection offers a refreshingly honest approach to life and love that feels realistic and relatable to everyone.

In his debut poem collection Caleb "The Negro Artist" Rainey explores racial tensions in America from the perspective of a young Black male.

A picture book that celebrates the rich and complex lives of black boys and men.

2014 Button Poetry Prize Winner "These harrowing poems make montage, make mirrors, make elegiac biopic, make 'a dope ass trailer with a hundred black children / smiling into the camera & the last shot is the wide mouth of a pistol.' That's no spoiler alert, but rather, Smith's way–saying & laying it beautifully bare. A way of desensitizing the reader from his own defenses each time this long, black movie repeats."–Marcus Wicker "Danez Smith's BLACK MOVIE is a cinematic tour-de-force that lets poetry vie with film for the honor of which medium can most effectively articulate the experience of Black America."–Rain Taxi