Collected Poems [Paperback]

Robert Hayden was one of the most important American poets of the twentieth century. He left behind an exquisite body of work, collected in this definitive edition, includingThis luminescent volume reaffirms the beauty and power of his poetry& An enlightening and exciting reclamation of an essential American poet of suffering and radiance.When I read his poetry I know that I am in the presence of a man who honors language. His images give the reader a new experience of the world.Hayden was a remembrancer, a poet of faith and superb execution, and one of the best teachers by example one can find in the poetry of the twentieth century, or in any age. His words enhance and engage us as awakened selves, a nation in process, an abiding transcendent world voice.An exquisite body of work celebrating the centennial of one of the most important African-American poets of the twentieth century.