0312290217

0312288980 (pbk.)

"25 years of black literature"--Dust jacket.

"Foreword by Percival Everett, Afterword by Carl Phillips"--Dust jacket.

A collection of poetry and fiction, all previously published in the literary journal, Callaloo, founded by Charles Henry Rowell.

American literature > African American authors.

African Americans > Literary collections.

American literature > 20th century.