Overview
A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year | A Book Page Best Book of the Year, Middle Grade | An NCTE Best Poetry Book of the Year | A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Poetry | A Kirkus Prize Finalist, Young Readers' Literature
For centuries, accomplished women--of all races--have fallen out of the historical records. The same is true for gifted, prolific, women poets of the Harlem Renaissance who are little known, especially as compared to their male counterparts.
In this poetry collection, bestselling author Nikki Grimes uses "The Golden Shovel" poetic method to create wholly original poems based on the works of these groundbreaking women--and to introduce readers to their work.
Each poem is paired with one-of-a-kind art from today's most exciting female African American illustrators: Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Cozbi A. Cabrera, Nina Crews, Pat Cummings, Laura Freeman, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Ebony Glenn, April Harrison, Vashti Harrison, Ekua Holmes, Cathy Ann Johnson, Keisha Morris, Daria Peoples-Riley, Andrea Pippins, Erin Robinson, Shadra Strickland, Nicole Tadgell, and Elizabeth Zunon.
Legacy also includes a foreword, an introduction to the history of the Harlem Renaissance, author's note, and poet biographies, which make this a wonderful resource and a book to cherish.
This book title, Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance, ISBN: 9781547611676, by Nikki Grimes, published by Bloomsbury USA (January 13, 2026) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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