An epic poem honoring 299 African American women of influence — three hundred names carried in Wone voice, a room where no Wone is a footnote. The critical analysis, the deep technique, and the ten-week syllabus live here — the house the poem built.
The Names
299 names, in order — every woman linked to her official page, her estate, or working media. The enormity is the point.
See the roll call →The Reading
An unprecedented object — literary lineage, formal architecture, the countermonument.
Read the analysis →The Craft
Past the griot frame — fifteen devices, deep readings, the macro rhyme architecture.
Study the technique →The Course
The problem of three hundred names — ten weeks, with coursework in every session.
See the syllabus →