Home Girls by Barbara Smith

Home Girls

A Black Feminist Anthology

Barbara Smith

‘The girls from the neighborhood and from the block, the girls we grew up with. . . we are not strangers and never have been. I am convinced that Black feminism is, on every level, organic to Black experience.’ (From the Introduction) This groundbreaking anthology defines Black women’s struggles and dreams through the voices of 34 contributors. ‘Home Girls’ was one of the first articulations of Black feminist thought and has been a major influence upon the current renaissance of Black women writers. It has become a basic reference work for readers concerned about the intersection of race, gender, sexual orientation, and class. Contributors include Alexis DeVeaux, Toi Derricotte, Jewelle Gomez, Gloria T. Hull, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Bernice Reagon, and Ann Allen Shockley.

Before I Dress And Soar Again by Donna Allegra

Maria De Las Rosas by Becky Birtha

Debra by Michelle T. Clinton

For Strong Women by Michelle T. Clinton

Among The Things That Used To Be by Willie M. Coleman

The Damned by Toi Derricotte

For A Godchild, Regina, On The Occasion Of Her First Love by Toi Derricotte

Hester’s Song by Toi Derricotte

The Sisters by Alexis Deveaux

Rosabel (of Rosalie) by Angelina Weld Grimke

Under The Days by Angelina Weld Grimke

Wonders by Angelina Weld Grimke

Poem by Gloria T. Hull

From Sea To Shining Sea by June Jordan

Oughta Be A Woman by June Jordan

The Comet by Emil Makai

Billy De Lye Was A Reckless Gambler by Deidre Mccalla

I Used To Think %i Can’t Be A Poet by Chirlane Mccray

Where Will You Be? by Patricia Parker

The Black Back-ups by Kate Rushin

The Black Goddess by Kate Rushin

The Tired Poem: .. Unemployed Black Professional Woman by Kate Rushin

Get It, Bring It, And Put It Right Here, Sels by Elizabeth Smith

Hoodoo Moma by Luisah Teish

— Table of Poems from Poem Finder

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Details

ISBN	9780813527536
Genre	Literary Collections; Anthology – Nonfiction; Black Interest
Publication Date	2000
Publisher	Rutgers University Press
Editor	Barbara Smith
Format	Trade Paperback
No. of Pages	364
Language	English
Rating	NotRated
Editor	Barbara Smith
Subject	Literary Collections
BookID	5464