United States of Poetry - 1995 was released on:

USA: 12 February 1995

United States of Poetry - 1995 The Land and the People was released on:

USA: 1 February 1996

Lee Steinmetz has written:

'The Poetry of the American Civil War' -- subject(s): American poetry, History, Poetry, United States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865

Esther Parker Ellinger has written:

'The Southern war poetry of the civil war' -- subject(s): Accessible book, American War poetry, American literature, American poetry, Bibliography, Civil War, 1861-1865, Confederate States, History, Poetry, Poetry, 1861-1865, Southern States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865

There is no known exact date when black poetry started, however, Jupiter Hammon was the first African-American to have their poetry published in the United States, in 1760. The second published black poet was Phillis Wheatley.