The penitential cries of Jupiter Hammond (ca. 1711-1806) -- Some rumors about Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1753-1784) -- The fate of an innocent dog : George Moses Horton (ca. 1797-1883) -- Wading through the flood : Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) -- Robert E. Hayden : in memoriam (1913-1980) -- Bronzeville lady with hat : Gwendolyn Brooks (1917- ).
