Women Of Words: Black Women Poets You Should Know

From Maya Angelou to Nayyirah Waheed these poets transform us with their power.

Women Of Words: Black Women Poets You Should Know

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Women Of Words: Black Women Poets You Should Know

1. Audre Lorde

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2. Maya Angelou

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3. Sonia Sanchez

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4. Lucille Clifton

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5. Gwendolyn Brooks

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6. Warsan Shire

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7. Keyaira Kelly

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8. Alexandra Elle

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9. Nikki Giovanni

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10. Donna Kate Rushin

“Stretch or drown
Evolve or die
The bridge I must be
Is the bridge to my own power”
— The Bridge Poem, Donna Kate Rushin

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Women Of Words: Black Women Poets You Should Know

Women Of Words: Black Women Poets You Should Know

Women Of Words: Black Women Poets You Should Know

1. Audre Lorde

2. Maya Angelou

3. Sonia Sanchez

4. Lucille Clifton

5. Gwendolyn Brooks

6. Warsan Shire

7. Keyaira Kelly

8. Alexandra Elle

9. Nikki Giovanni

10. Donna Kate Rushin

Women Of Words: Black Women Poets You Should Know

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