Response to John Keene’s PLAYLAND

An examination of avant garde Black writings and their critical reception

A sharply critical response to Shelby Steele’s first book, The Content of Our Character.

A volume that advances a theory of the intertextual nature of race in America; examines authors ranging from Amiri Baraka, Charles Olson, Robert Hayden, Paule Marshall to Willa Cather and Sherley Anne WIlliams.

An examination of the work on Melville done by C.L.R> James with his political group, and the legal case surrounding James’s immigration status.

An examination of the aesthetically radical poet Lloyd Addison and his journal BEAU COCOA.

a collection of poetry

a poetry chapbook

meditations on race and poetry, centered on the work of poet Ed Roberson

A retrospective view of Warren’s views on race and civil rights

An examination of Larry Neal and the Black Arts Movement

A critical examination of innovative African American poetries in the post WWII era.