9 Afro-Latinx Writers Reshaping the Poetry Landscape

Afro-Dominican Elizabeth Acevedo, a National Poetry Slam champion and author of the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award winner "The Poet X," is perhaps the best known Afro-Latinx poet of her generation. If you've seen her perform poems like "Afro-Latina," you'll understand why.

If you're a fan of her most famous poem, "Hair", you'll love the new illustrated-book version, "Inheritance: A Visual Poem," illustrated by Andrea Pippin and coming out in May 2022. She has also published "With the Fire on High" and "Clap When You Land," and she's a contributor to "Wild Tongue Can't Be Tamed" by Saraciea J. Fennell.