A presentation by the Santa Fe Poet Laureate, Darryl Lorenzo Wellington on Black Poetry in America, in New Mexico and Beyond with selections from his own work, Hakim Bellamy, and Jay Wright. This presentation also includes selections from many poets outside of New Mexico such as Langston Hughes, Sonia Sanchez, Alice Walker, and Ross Gay. The historical trajectory from the Civil War till today will show how Black poets have consistently aligned themselves with Black empowerment and anti-racist political movements, from the anti-slavery movement to the anti-lynching campaigns, and from the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, up to today, when so many poets have been inspired by Black Lives Matter.