poem

Ntozake Shange
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink and a thin black border printed on white paper. At the top is an illustration of a woman with small braids in her hair. Down the bottom of the poster is a three paragraph poem...

June Jordan
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink and a thin line border printed on white paper. On the left side is an illustration of a woman with short hair. At the right are two columns of text - an excerpt titled "On a...

Slave Story
1999

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a beige marbled background with black text. Down the center is a poem titled "Slaver Story" by Lloyd W. Jones, Jr. At the top left corner and down the...

Black History Is World History
1983

This poster printed on thick, light pink paper is titled "Black History Is World History" in a black rectangle framed by two statues at the top of the page. There are two columns of a poem with 4...

No Woman Don't Cry
1981

This poster printed on thick paper features a poem titled "No Woman Don''t Cry". The poem begins with "In Africa the saying is / A man is nothing without a woman". The poem is along the left side...

Muhammed Ali
1971

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top center is an illustration of a face with white bead-like accents. Below the image is "Muhammad Ali" followed by a three paragraph poem about...

Progression
1981

Poster has black ink printed on green paper. At the left is an illustration of a man''s face - he appears to be speaking. Down the right side is a poem by J. Vern Cromartie titled "Progression / (...

I Am Me
1975

Poster has black and orange text with a central yellow, orange and green artwork showing a flower, all printed on white paper. At the top is "My Declaration Of Self-Esteem" in black and "I Am Me"...

I have no yesterdays
Late 20th Early 21st Century

This poster is made up of a photograph of a blonde woman holding a bouquet of yellow flowers. Black text in the bottom center reads "I have no yesterday, / time took them away. / tomorrow may not...

Fritz Portrait
1972

This poster is made up of a black and white illustration of an elderly man in profile. He has a beard and moustache. Two columns of text below him begin "I do my thing / and you do your thing". "...

May the long time sun shine upon you -
1971

This horizontally-oriented poster depicts a seated man holding his arms out and above his head. He is cross-legged next to a tree facing a body of water and his back is turned to the viewer. The...

The Bazing Sun
Late 20th Early 21st Century

This horizontally-oriented poster is made up of a photograph of a man and woman holding hands and running down a beach. Most of the page is taken up by the sky, the breaking waves, and the rocky...

untitled (lady bugs)
1971

Poster has a color background photo of two lady bugs mating on a branch. At the bottom right is a poem by Frederick S. Perls in green.

untitled (purple mountain and poem)
1970

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing an image of a black shaded figure staring up the purple mountains. At the top right in the blue and orange sky is a poem by Susan Polis Schultz in...

untitled (poem in the sky)
1972

Poster has a background of a blue sky with white clouds. At the bottom center and bottom right are lines pf purple text - a poem attributed to Walter Rinder. Centered on the bottom edge in black...

Spectrum of Love II
1972

Poster has a purple tinted background showing a faint sun at the right center with a bird flying near the top left. At the top left corner is "spectrum of love II" in purple. In three stepping...

untitled (bird and poem)
1972

Poster has a color background showing an orange, sun-soaked sky with a bird flying at the top right. At the bottom of the poster are three columns of black text from the poem "i love you"....

To be free is to have been loved
1972

Poster has an abstract purple and pink background. At the top is a swooping white area filled with purple text reading "To be Free is to have been Loved for when we believe that someone loves us...

Spectrum of love III
1972

Poster has a purple tinted background showing a faint sun at the right center with a bird flying near the top left. At the top left corner is "spectrum of love III" in purple. In three stepping...

Spectrum of love IV
1972

Poster has an orange tinted background showing a faint sun at the left center with a bird flying near the top right. At the top left corner is "spectrum of love IV" in black. In three columns at...

untitled (child jumping on the beach)
1970

Poster has a black and white photo of a child jumping on the beach as waves roll in. At the top left is "you are a child of the universe, / no less than the trees and the stars; / you have a right...

untitled (man standing on rocky hill)
1970

Poster has a black and white photo of a man standing with his hands in his pockets on the side of a rocky hil. At the top right are three sections of black text attributed to Frederick S. Perls....

untitled (couple embracing and poem)
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black and white photo of a couple embracing in tall bushes next to a rock and a tree. At the top right is black text attributed to Frederick S. Perls.

If a man does not keep pace
1970

This black and white poster is made up of a photograph of a man watching waves crashing on rocks from where he sits higher up on the rocks. A quote attributed to "Henry David Thoreau" above begins...

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