Poetry Book

Title- I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African American Poetry

Author-Catherine Clinton

Illustrator-Stephen Alcorn

Genre-Poetry

Subgenre-N/A

Theme-Freedom, Emotions

Award(s)-N/A

Date of publication-1998

Publishing company-Houghton Mifflin Company

Brief summary-This is a powerful and diverse collection of poems that capture the passion of black writers.  Thirty-six poems are gathered here to pay tribute to their outstanding authors.

How would you use this book with students-I would use this book to show students the talent of black writers over the centuries and their passion for freedom and ability to express themselves in poetry.  It would be a good culturally diverse collection of poetry to teach my students.