Afro-Caribbean Women's Writing and Early American Literature - Paperbackby Latoya Jefferson James (Editor), Tajanae Barnes (Contribution by), Regis Fox (Contribution by) Afro Caribbean Women's Writing and Early American Literature is both pedagogical and critical. The text begins by re evaluating the poetry of Wheatley for its political commentary, demonstrates how Hurston bridges several literary genres and geographies, and introduces Black women writers of the Caribbean to some American audiences. Author Biography