Collected Poems - by Robert Hayden (Paperback)

This definitive edition of Robert Hayden's poetry collection celebrates the centennial of one of the most important African-American poets of the 20th century.

With an introduction by American poet Reginald Dwayne Betts and an afterword by Arnold Rampersad, this volume showcases Hayden's exquisite body of work, including A Ballad of Remembrance, Words in the Mourning Time, The Night-Blooming Cereus, Angle of Ascent, and American Journal.

Hayden's voice - characterized by musical diction and an exquisite feeling for the formality of pattern - is a seminal one in American life and literature.

This luminescent volume reaffirms the beauty and power of his poetry, making it an essential read for anyone interested in American literature and culture.