African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song: Poetry Resources from SSPL
The title of Kevin Young's 2020 anthology is taken for this guide's title. Black poets and poets from diverse backgrounds are currently transforming the landscape of poetry.
To find poems from journals, or peer-reviewed poetry-related articles, SSPL databases offer a trove of authoritative sources for your next essay, or for your reading pleasure. Recommended in particular are NOVEL, MasterFile Elite, Academic OneFile, and General OneFile. Librarian Kali Nagler has created a guide to get you started with searching library databases.Databases Guide