Their mission was to research and promote the achievements of Black Americans and other people of African descent, including famous black poets. During Black History Month, the black community ...

What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer that you might find in a poetry book? Maybe something by Poe or Dickinson?

By exploring the lives, opinions and deaths of a variety of famous poets, the book builds up a picture of what it is that makes poets want to write in the first place. Here are seven facts about ...