num_pages: 210
description: The expansion of Marvel and DC Comics characters such as Black Panther Luke Cage and Black Lightning in film and on television has created a proliferation of poetry in this genrereceiving wide literary and popular attention.This groundbreaking collection highlights work from poets who have written verse within this growing tradition including Terrance Hayes Lucille Clifton Gill Scott-Heron A. Van Jordan Glenis Redmond Tracy K. Smith Teri Ellen Cross Davis Joshua Bennett Douglas Kearney Tara Betts Frank X Walker Tyree Daye and others. In addition the anthology also features the work of artists such as John Jennings and Najee Dorsey showcasing their interpretations of superheroes Black comic characters Afrofuturistic images from the African diaspora.
language: English
title: The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry
publisher: Blair