Volume 1. The poems, 1921-1940.
Volume 2. The poems, 1941-1950.
Volume 3. Montage of a dream deferred. Boogie segue to bop. Dream boogie --
Volume 3, continued. Montage of a dream deferred. Dig and be dug. Movies --
Comment against lamp post --
Ballad of the landlord --
Volume 3, continued. Montage of a dream deferred. Early bright. Flatted fifths --
Volume 3, continued. Montage of a dream deferred. Vice versa to Bach. Theme for English B --
College formal : Renaissance casino --
Volume 3, continued. Montage of a dream deferred. Dream deferred. Mystery --
Sunday by the combination --
Night funeral in Harlem --
Dream boogie : variation.
Volume 3, continued. Montage of a dream deferred. Lenox Avenue mural. Harlem --
Volume 3, continued. Ask your mama. Cultural exchange --
Volume 3, continued. The panther and the lash. Words on fire. Corner meeting --
Volume 3, continued. The panther and the lash. American heartbreak. American heartbreak --
Frederick Douglass : 1817-1895 --
Volume 3. The panther and the lash. The Bible belt. Christ in Alabama --
Office building : evening --
Volume 3, continued. The panther and the lash. The face of war. Mother in wartime --
Without benefit of declaration --
Last prince of the east --
Volume 3, continued. The panther and the lash. African question mark. Oppression --
Volume 3, continued. The panther and the lash. Dinner guest : me. Dinner guest : me --
Un-American investigators --
Little song on housing --
Volume 3, continued. The panther and the lash. Daybreak in Alabama. Freedom --
Volume 3, continued. Uncollected poems, 1951-1960. Prelude to our age --
Where service is needed --
Hero--International Brigade --
A ballad of Negro history --
Ultimatum : kid to kid --
Ballad of the two thieves --
Lincoln University, 1954 --
In explanation of our times --
Two somewhat different epigrams --
Memo to non-white peoples --
Carol of the brown king --
Volume 3, continued. Uncollected poems, 1961-1967. If you would --
For Russell and Rowena Jelliffe --
Christmas Eve, nearing midnight in New York --
Emperor Haile Selassie --
Volume 3, continued. Appendix. Poems circulated by the Associated Negro press. Song of the refugee road --
America's young black Joe! --
Ballad of Walter White --
Ballad of the black sheep --
Dixie man to Uncle Sam --
Get up off that old jive --
Fourth of July thought --
Madam and the crime wave --
Madam's Christmas, or merry Christmas everybody --
Message to the president --
Volume 4. Not without laughter --
Emperor of Haiti (troubled island) --
When the Jack hollers, or Careless love --
Don't you want to be free? --
Volume 6. Operas. Troubled island ; The organizer ; The barrier ; Esther ; Port town --
Musicals. Tropics after dark ; Simply heavenly ; Mister Jazz ; Jericho
Gospel plays. Black nativity ; The gospel glow ; Master of miracles ; The prodigal son --
Miscellaneous plays. For this we fight ; The ballot and me --
Radio plays. Booker T. Washington in Atlanta ; Brothers ; Pvt. Jim Crow ; In the service of my country --
Ballet librettos. The Amazon queen ; The Saint Louis blues ; Blues to be-bop ballet ; Two brothers = Dos hermanos ; Ask your mama ; Bessie Smith descends ; Carmelita and the cockatoo ; The Conga ends --
Lyrics from musicals. Street scene ; Just around the corner --
Cantatas. The five foolish virgins ; Godly is the house of God ; The glory around His head ; Ballad of the brown king ; Let us remember.
Volume 7. Simple speaks his mind --
Volume 8. Simple stakes a claim --
Uncollected stories. Remembrances ; Wigs, women, and falsies ; On women who drink you up ; Hairdos ; Cousin Minnie wins ; Riddles ; Color of the law ; Simple and the high prices ; Everybody's difference ; Intermarriage ; Liberals need a mascot ; Serious talk about the atom bomb ; Brainwashed ; Help, mayor, help! ; Little Klanny ; Simple's psychosis ; Pictures ; Simple arithmetic ; Africa's daughters ; African names ; Harems and robes ; Money and mice ; Population explosion ; Youthhood ; Hail and farewell.
Volume 9. Essays on art, race, politics, and world affairs
v. 10. "Fight for freedom" and other writings on civil rights.
Volume 11. Contributions to the Brownies' book. Mexican games --
The gold piece : a play that might be true --
Up to the crater of an old volcano.
Volume 11, continued. Poetry. The dream keeper and other poems. The dream keeper ; Winter moon ; Fairies ; Autumn thought ; Dreams ; April rain song ; After many springs ; Winter sweetness ; Quiet girl ; Poem ; Joy --
Sea charm. Water-front streets ; Long trip ; Sea calm ; Sailor ; Seascape ; Mexican market woman ; Beggar boy ; Parisian beggar woman ; Irish wake ; Death of an old seaman ; Sea charm --
Dressed up. Dressed up ; Reasons why ; Negro dancers ; The weary blues ; Homesick blues ; Wide river ; Minstrel man ; A black Pierrot ; Bound no̕ th blues ; Song ; Passing love ; When Sue wears red ; Po̕ boy blues ; Song for a banjo dance ; Night and morn --
Feet o̕ Jesus. Feet o̕ Jesus ; Sinner ; Prayer ; Judgment day ; Ma lord ; Baby ; Lullaby ; Prayer meeting --
Walkers with the dawn. Walkers with the dawn ; African dance ; Aunt Sue's stories ; Alabama earth ; My people ; Lincoln Monument : Washington ; Dream variation ; Sun song ; The Negro speaks of rivers ; The Negro ; Mother to son ; As I grew older ; I, too ; Youth.
Volume 11, continued. Poetry. The sweet and sour animal book --
Uncollected poems for children. Signs of spring ; The lament of a vanquished beau ; Mister Sandman ; Thanksgiving time ; Trip, San Francisco ; Garment ; The kids in school with me ; We're all in the telephone book ; City ; To make words sing ; Gypsies ; There's always weather ; New flowers ; Year round ; Country ; Grandpa's stories ; Piggy-back ; Shearing time ; Brand new clothes ; Problems ; Not often ; Grocery store ; Poor Rover ; The blues ; Silly animals ; Old dog Queenie ; Little song ; Friendly in a friendly way ; Shepherd's song at Christmas.
Volume 11, continued. Fiction. Popo and Fifina, children of Haiti --
Volume 11, continued. "First books". The first book of Negroes --
The first book of rhythms --
The first book of jazz --
The first book of the West Indies --
The first book of Africa.
Volume 12. Works for children and young adults : biographies.
Volume 13. Autobiography. The big sea.
Volume 14. Autobiography. I wonder as I wander.
Volume 15. The ways of white folks --
Laughing to keep from crying --
Something in common and other stories --
Uncollected stories. Mary Winosky ; Those who have no turkey ; Seventy-five dollars ; Bodies in the moonlight ; The childhood of Jimmy ; The young glory of him ; The little virgin ; Luani of the jungles.
Volume 16. The translations : Federico García Lorca, Nicolás Guillén, and Jacques Roumain. Blood wedding / Federico García Lorca --
Cuba libre / Nicolás Guillén --
Masters of the dew / Jacques Roumain.
Volume 17. The sweet flypaper of life.
Volume 18. An annotated bibliography of the works.