A collection of essays by and interviews with practicing poets, inspired by the now-famous Furious Flower African American poetry conference of 1994. Contributions address the major critical and aesth
Sterling A. Brown's achievement and influence in the field of American literature and culture are unquestionably significant. His poetry has been translated into Spanish, French, German, and Russian a
Furious Flower: African-American Poetry from the Black Arts Movement to the PresentEdited by Joanne V. GabbinThe Furious Flower Conference of 1994 represented the largest gathering of African American