Black FireThis Time Volume 1

About this book

This anthology nearly sixty years in the making features over one hundred poets and writers on the theme of Black is Beautiful Black is Powerful Black is Home. Exploring the past present and future of Black writing this collection bridges many of the founders of the Black Arts Movementincluding Nikki Giovanni Sonia Sanchez Haki Madhubuti Amiri Baraka Wanda Coleman Dudley Randall Eugene B. Redmond and Askia Tourwith contemporary established writers in the tradition such as brian g. gilmoreto Ishmael Reeds younger generationKarla Brundage Allison E. Francis Tongo Eisen-Martin and C. Liegh McInnis. Designed as an open conversation between generations bridging hearts and minds across decades Black FireThis Times works are rooted in preservation reverence and discovery. Several little-known works are included for the first time. New worksfrom established writers as well as emerging talentshare this historic debut. Black FireThis Time also stands out for its inclusion of many voices that were underrepresented in previous anthologies most notably Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing (1968) and its ancestor The New Negro (1925). The works of writers such as Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin provide a more complete view of the myriad perspectives on Black identity and writing.