I'll admit that I didn't make it through the entire volume, but only because I don't own it and had to keep returning it to the library. This is a beautiful collection of poems from one of the best-known African American poets. Her style sometimes led me to feel like I wasn't grasping the entire meaning of the poem, and there was probably a lot below the surface of each one. But if you just let the language wash over you while you read, you really start to appreciate her words.