Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep: An Anthology of Poetry by African Americans Since 1945 AUTH-1401690 Before beginning to tell the

Before beginning to tell the story

Endorsements: "ordinary men who have learned to love in extraordinary ways

Welcome to the age of perpetual transformation

Gabriella is back

her days become dreadfully interesting

Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep: An Anthology of Poetry by African Americans Since 1945 AUTH-1401690 Before beginning to tell the"Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep" is a rich collection of the work of post World War II African American poets. It brings together the voices of the most important African American poets of our time, beginning with the highly influential Robert Hayden and Gwendolyn Brooks, and covers an astonishing range of styles and techniques. This extraordinary body of poetry is the flowering of an artistic tradition established earlier in this century by Paul