
Category: Women Writers of African Diaspora


“Oughta Be A Woman” by June Jordan #PoetryMonth

“Who Said It Was Simple” by Audre Lorde #PoetryMonth

“May This be a House of Joy” by Lucille Clifton #PoetryMonth

“Song of Winnie” by Gwendolyn Brooks #PoetryMonth

From “Winnie” by Gwendolyn Brooks as we begin April is #PoetryMonth

“II ii – I have to think about what it means to be here…” by Dionne Brand

“There Are No Honest Poems About Dead Women” by Audre Lorde

For #InternationalWomensDay: “On Reading Jackie Kay” by Ama Ata Aidoo

“Power” by Audre Lorde

“Now” by Audre Lorde

Mr. Loverman, by Bernardine Evaristo

“the lost women” by Lucille Clifton

10 Poetry Books To Add To Your Reading List

From “You are in the dark, in the car…” by Claudia Rankine

“Some of My Worst Wounds” by Lorna Goodison

“Since you” by Dionne Brand

“here rests” by Lucille Clifton

Additions to the Stack from The Book Trust
