The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry
Editors: Len Lawson, Cynthia Manick, and Gary Jackson
Pub Date: 11/2/2021
The expansion of Marvel and DC Comics’ characters such as Black Panther, Luke Cage, and Black Lightning in film and on television has created a proliferation of poetry in this genre—receiving wide literary and popular attention.
This groundbreaking collection highlights work from poets who have written verse within this growing tradition, including Terrance Hayes, Lucille Clifton, Gil Scott-Heron, A. Van Jordan, Glenis Redmond, Tracy K. Smith, Teri Ellen Cross Davis, Joshua Bennett, Douglas Kearney, Tara Betts, Frank X Walker, Tyree Daye, and others. The anthology also features the work of artists such as John Jennings and Najee Dorsey, showcasing their interpretations of superheroes, Black comic characters, and Afrofuturistic images from the diaspora.
The Future of Black can be bought at national locations and in-person or online at your local independent bookstore:
Rofhiwa Book Café - Durham, NC (our Book Launch partner)
#AlishaBWormsley, "There Are Black People in the Future" in Detroit, Michigan for the exhibition Manifest Destiny curated by Ingrid LaFleur at the Library Street Collective
