The Heritage Series of Black Poetry, 1962–1975

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Contents: The Heritage Series: an introduction, Lauri Ramey Essays: 'The time of the whirlwind and the fire': Dudley Randall, the Heritage series and the Broadside Press connection, Melba Joyce Boyd Whose images? Waring Cuney and the Harlem Renaissance idea of the poet's work, Lorenzo Thomas Bardic memory and witness in the poetry of Samuel Allen, Edward A. Scott Russell Atkins: 'Heretofore', Aldon Lynn Nielsen Clarence Major and Mark Twain abroad, Linda F. Selzer Spiritual witness in the poetry of Dolores Kendrick, Joanne V. Gabbin Audre Lord: the voice of multiple consciousness, Margaret Kissam Morris Ray Durem: take no prisoners, Lauri Ramey Owen Vincent Dodson: faith and sorrow sorrow and faith, Inga R. Ivory Calvin C. Hernton: portrait of a poet, Lauri Ramey Contributors of essays. Memoirs and Interviews: The Heritage series: a memoir (excerpts), Paul Breman Paul Bremen's Heritage series of Black poetry, Clarence Major Poetry and the Heritage series, Sonia Sanchez Reflections on the Heritage series, Dolores Kendrick Heritage and 'Black' poetry in the 1970s, Amon Saba Saakana Paul Breman and Black poetry, Samuel Allen Ebele Oseye as poet, Earl McKenzie The responsibility and power of art, Ebele Oseye/Ellease Southerland 'Bout me, 'bout you, 'bout us (excerpts), Ron Fair The comic vision of Robert Hayden: a brief remembrance, Fred M. Fetrow Memories of my father, Ray Durem, Vida Boyd Durem W.E.B. Du Bois and Shirley Graham Du Bois in the Netherlands, 1958, Marc Breman. Statements on Poetry and Poetics: Statement, Ray Durem Statement, Calvin C. Hernton Statement, Audre Lorde Statement, Conrad Kent Rivers Statement, James W. Thompson Introduction: The Wright Poems by Conrad Kent Rivers, Ron Fair On Negritude, Lloyd Addison First editorial as editor of The New African (excerpt), Mukhtarr Mustapha. Poems: This because, A countless accounting, Lloyd Addison There are no tears, The lingering doubt, Samuel Allen To be whole again, Nkemka Asika (Frank John) At night keep still, Ventilating day at the mall down by the lake, Threnodic phantasies for example, Russell Atkins Variations for di prima, Harold Carrington Lil and Joe, Long gone, My prayer, Nineteen-twenty-nine, Picture, Carry me back, Waring Cuney About Maurice, To Maurice, A dun, Pedagogy, Blues, blues, Married woman, Compensation, Caution, Pretty Ann, A decoration for the president, Ray Durem Pausing, Ron Fair The red crab gang 3, The red crab gang 15, Ohio listening, Calvin C. Hernton Keep on, Frank John (Nkemka Asika) The daily grind, Fenton Johnson Intermezzo, My mother listens to Cavalleria Rusticana, The cleaning woman, Hattie Elder, Sisters before the rain (for Mary Frances Dagostino), Dolores Kendrick Martha, Audre Lorde My corner, Patience, Night driving and daydreaming, Wednesday or Saturday, Three, Clarence Major The job, Willard Moore Statement, Ants, Violet crows, 5/6/4/3/4, Mukhtarr Mustapha Meru, Night in Nigeria, Process, One of these mornings, Ebele Oseye/Ellease Southerland Black all day, Raymond Patterson The profile on the pillow, Dudley Randall Night letter from Paris, Conrad Kent Rivers An image of you, Amon Saba Saakana. Bibliography of Heritage series poets The Heritage Press archives Index.