50th anniversary collection by renowned poet Margaret Alexander. Contains:

 October Journey

Harriet Tubman

Epitaph for My Father

Ode on the Occasion of the Inauguration of the Sixth President of Jackson State College

I Want to Write

Dear Are The Names That Charmed Me In My Youth

For Mary McLeod Bethune

For Paul Laurence Dunbar

For Gwen—1969

A Litany From The Dark People