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Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry TC_Bestseller An incredible story of heroismMore than seventy poets are represented in this innovative new anthology of African American poetry since the 1960s. This is not just another poetry anthology. It is a gathering of poems that demonstrate what happens when writers in a marginalized community collectively turn from dedicating their writing to political, social, and economic struggles, and instead devote themselves to the art of their poems and to the ideas they embody. These poets bear