In Flaming Letters: Lucia Pitts, Poet of the Six Triple Eight

In Flaming Letters: Lucia Pitts, Poet of the Six Triple Eight - Hardcover

$162.00
$162.00
Skip to product information
In Flaming Letters: Lucia Pitts, Poet of the Six Triple Eight
  • In Flaming Letters: Lucia Pitts, Poet of the Six Triple Eight
In Flaming Letters: Lucia Pitts, Poet of the Six Triple Eight - Hardcover

In Flaming Letters: Lucia Pitts, Poet of the Six Triple Eight - Hardcover

by Lucia Pitts
$162.00
$162.00
Format
Hardcover $162.00 Paperback $44.10

Book Overview

A treasury of poetry and prose from an unsung trailblazer of Black literature

Lucia M. Pitts (1904-1973) was an African American writer and Army veteran whose story has never been told. Her poetry, including love lyrics of striking sensuality and honesty, was admired by Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Dorothy West. Her work first appeared during the Harlem Renaissance, influenced by Harriet Monroe's Poetry magazine and blues singers Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. A native of Chicago's Bronzeville, Pitts challenged discrimination and segregation throughout her remarkable life, both as a member of President Franklin Roosevelt's "Black Cabinet" and as the first African American woman employed at the War Department. Then, in 1943, Pitts joined the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the Army's only all-Black, all-female battalion, which later received the Congressional Gold Medal.

Pitts's own account of her service with the Six Triple Eight, however, has remained unpublished until now. This volume brings together a biography of Pitts, her complete military memoir, and one hundred of her finest poems.
ISBN9780813954059
Author Lucia Pitts
PublisherUniversity of Virginia Press
GenreHistory and Literature
FormatHardcover
PublishedDecember 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages210
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

Related Subjects

History Nonfiction Poetry

1% fer Each of the Seven Seas

Every purchase sends 7% of our profits to The Ocean Cleanup. No fine print, no opt-in — just how we sail.

Whoever Ye Be, Welcome Aboard

Queer lit, music, art, philosophy, fiction — stories for every kind of soul. Come as ye are, matey.

You may also like