Furious Flower III Volume 1 - Cultivating Form, Creating the Black Aesthetic

Available as part of the series Furious Flower III or as part of the 3 series compilation Furious Flower: The Complete Edition

The seven poets in this opening volume discuss and demonstrate the formal and stylistic characteristics of an evolving Black aesthetic, both in their own poetry and their peers’. It features a special panel on the teaching of African American poetry and mentoring younger poets, as well as Rita Dove’s keynote address.  Featuring:

• Rita Dove
• Elizabeth Alexander
• Patricia Smith
• A. Van Jordan
• Aracelis Girmay
• Marilyn Nelson
• Toi Derricotte