Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art
By Belinda Rochelle.
Description
These are just some of the works of art you will rind in this stunning collection dat pairs twenty poems by distinglushed African-American poets with twenty works of art by acclaimed African-American artists.Alice Walkers poem "Women"-about women who "battered down/Doors/And ironed/Starched white/Shirts" so their children would get a good education-is paired with the breathtaking portrait Harriet Tubman, by William H. Johnson. The tender "Little Brown Baby." by poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, and artist Romare Bearden's Family reflect the deep love parents feel...
ISBN(s)
0060293632, 9780060293635
