A sample of the work of our faculty, Cave Canem Poetry Prize winners, and those fellows who are pictured on the website
FACULTY Body of Life
by Elizabeth Alexander
Soul Make A Path Through Shouting
by Cyrus Cassells
Living as a lesbian underground, fin de siecle
by Cheryl Clarke
Miss Rosie
by Lucille Clifton
Meeting (for Lorna)
by Kwame Dawes
On a Picture of the Buddhist Monk Pema Chodron
by Toi Derricotte
Who am I?
by Cornelius Eady Cotton Tea
by Nikky Finney
Light, Bright, Etc.
by C. S. Giscombe
Sherley Anne Williams:1944-1999
by Michael Harper Immolatus
by Yusef Komunyakaa The Fire This Time
by Harryette Mullen
Epithalamium and Shivaree
by Marilyn Nelson
A Poem for My Father (96 years old on Feb. 29, 2000)
by Sonia Sanchez
Handsome George
by Tim Seibles
Look at 'em Go
by Patricia Smith
At Dawn in My Stables
by Afaa M. Weaver The Old Country
by Al Young
Cave Canem congratulates Al Young, Poet Laureate of California, 2005-07
CAVE CANEM BOOK PRIZE WINNERS Domestic Work, 1937
by 1999 Prize Winner Natasha Tretheway Oregon Boogie
by 2000 Prize Winner Major Jackson Bop: Haunting
by 2001 Prize Winner Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon
Drought
by 2002 Prize Winner Tracy K. Smith
Old Ways
by 2003 Prize Winner Kyle Dargan
Chore
by 2004 Prize Winner Amber Flora Thomas
FELLOWS Midnight in Mississippi
by M. Eliza Hamilton Abegunde Unnerving 3
by Opal Palmer Adisa Incantation
by Christian Campbell believing judas
by Lauri A. Conner Muzz Crick
by Eisa Davis for young buppies who wish they could (but know they’ll never) live their lives like jimi hendrix
by Jarvis Q. DeBerry Blues Pantoum
by Joel Dias-Porter (DJ Renegade) Mr. Hayes on Piano
by Latasha Natasha Diggs
gift
by R. Erica Doyle
Fog
by Monica A. Hand
Phaneric Display No. 2: The Meta
by Duriel E. Harris
The City Without You
by Reginald Harris When The Neighbors Fight
by Terrance Hayes untitled
by Tonya Hegamin Uncle John
by Sean Hill
Family Outing
by Linda Susan Jackson
when i speak of blues be clear
by Tyehimba Jess Past Time
by Brandon D. Johnson Water and Earth
by Patricia A. Johnson Manzanita
by John Keene white butterfly
by Jacqueline Jones LaMon revolver
by Quraysh Ali Lansana the yes to life
by devorah major
our town: the leavings
by Opal Moore
So Many Hits
by Alicia Nails Pyro
by Gregory Pardlo C'mon
by Cherise A. Pollard The Hot Comb’s Hickey
by Cherene Sherrard Brunette
by Mistinguette Smith
untitled
by folade mondisa speaks
Ritual
by Venus Thrash
you wrong
by Marvin White
Meiosis
by Daniel Wideman
Bull Dagger
by Treasure Williams cat scat
by Yolanda Wisher
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