• Ahmed Sékou Touré - Guinea (1922-1984). Part of the Africana Collection at the University of Florida.
  • Annette M'Baye d'Erneville - Senegal (*1926). Brief biography and small selection of poems in English translation.
  • Bernard B. Dadié - Ivory Coast (*1916). Part of the Africana Collection at the University of Florida.
  • David Diop (1927-1960) - Short biography and small selection of poems in English translation.
  • Francis Bebey - Cameroon (*1929). Short biography and small selection of poems in English translation.
  • Gerald Felix Tchicaya U Tam'si - Zaire (1931-1988). Short biography and small collection of poems in English translation.
  • Jean-Baptiste Tati-Loutard - Congo (*1938). Short biography and small selection of poems in English translation.
  • Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo - Madagascar (1901-1937). Part of the Africana Collection at the University of Florida.
  • Léopold Sédhar Senghor - Senegal (*1906). Part of the Africana Collection at the University of Florida.
  • Paulin Joachim - Benin (*1931). Short biography and two poems in English translation.
  • William J.F. Syad - Somalia (*1930). Short biography and small selection of poems in English translation.