Catch the Fire!!!: A Cross-Generational Anthology of Contemporary African-American Poetry

by Derrick I.M. Gilbert

Offers modern poems and interviews in which authors discuss their feelings about their generation of poets and the works presented

Genres: Poetry, Anthologies

288 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1998

Reviews

[FaceOfYo! · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite Anthologies! :)

[Bishop · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent anthology.

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Collection of poetry by African Americans including such names as Nikki Giovanni but also rappers like Chuck D and even a piece by Shaq. Included are interviews by a few of the included poets.

On the whole a collection of quality thought provoking work. The is an older collection so there are a few things that are unfortunate in hindsight, name dropping of Bill Cosby, some homophobia and antisemitism, but these are the exceptions rather than the rule.

[Aberjhani · Rating 5 out of 5]

an excellent title to delve into for national poetry month, and for that matter the rest of the year as well.[return][return]aberjhani[return]author of "i made my boy out of poetry"[return]and "encyclopedia of the harlem renaissance"