This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets by Kwame Alexander

This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets

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This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets

Little Brown and Company

This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets

by Kwame Alexander

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A breathtaking poetry collection on hope, heart, and heritage from the most prominent and promising Black poets and writers of our time, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander.

In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, bestselling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a collection of contemporary anthems at turns tender and piercing and deeply inspiring throughout. Featuring work from well-loved poets such as Rita Dove, Jericho Brown, Warsan Shire, Ross Gay, Tracy K. Smith, Terrance Hayes, Morgan Parker, and Nikki Giovanni, This Is the Honey is a rich and abundant offering of language from the poets giving voice to generations of resilient joy, "each incantation," as Mahogany L. Browne puts it in her titular poem, is "a jubilee of a people dreaming wildly."

This essential collection, in the tradition of Dudley Randall's The Black Poets and E. Ethelbert Miller's In Search of Color Everywhere, contains poems exploring joy, love, origin, race, resistance, and praise. Jacqueline A.Trimble likens "Black woman joy" to indigo, tassels, foxes, and peacock plumes. Tyree Daye, Nate Marshall, and Elizabeth Acevedo reflect on the meaning of "home" through food, from Cuban rice and beans to fried chicken gizzards. Clint Smith and Cameron Awkward-Rich enfold us in their intimate musings on love and devotion. From a "jewel in the hand" (Patricia Spears Jones) to "butter melting in small pools" (Elizabeth Alexander), This Is the Honey drips with poignant and delightful imagery, music, and raised fists.

Fresh, memorable, and deeply moving, this definitive collection a must-have for any lover of language and a gift for our time.

Book Details
Publisher:
Little Brown and Company
ISBN:
9780316417525
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
448
Authors:
Kwame Alexander
Published Date:
2024-01-30
Language:
English
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About Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander writes for children and young adults, largely in verse. He won the 2015 Newbery Medal for The Crossover, a novel in verse. The Undefeated, a picture book illustrated by Kadir Nelson, brought him a Newbery Honor in 2020; his two Coretta Scott King recognitions, in 2015 and 2025, are both Author Honors. He edited This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets, which won the 2025 NAACP Image Award for poetry. He founded the imprint Versify, produced the Disney+ adaptation of The Crossover, an Emmy winner in 2023, and contributes to NPR's Morning Edition.

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