An illustrated collection of poetry by such Afro-American poets as Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, Eloise Greenfield, and Lucille Clifton.

We spoke with four Black poets about their connection to poetry and how they hope their latest books in verse will inspire readers.

My guest today on Poetry from Daily Life is Kenn Nesbitt, who lives in Spokane, Washington. Kenn began writing professionally about computers in 1990, and penned his first children's poem four ...