Celebrate Black History Month with these poems by Black contemporary and classic poets:
“Ode to the Head Nod” by Elizabeth Acevedo
“To a Dark Girl” by Gwendolyn Bennett
“Paul Robeson” by Gwendolyn Brooks
“I’m Rooting for Everybody Black” by Cortney Lamar Charleston
“You Are Who I Love” by Aracelis Girmay
“Calling Dreams” by Georgia Douglas Johnson
“To America” by James Weldon Johnson
“Shared Plight” by Kamilah Aisha Moon
“The Bronze Legacy” by Effie Lee Newsome
“What Schools Don’t Teach Black Boys in America Today” by John Warner Smith
This list is from Academy of American Poets. Founded in 1934 in New York City, the Academy of American Poets is the nation's leading champion of American poets and poetry, with members in all fifty states. Its mission is to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry.