Books
Meditations on the Rainbow: Poetry. CB Press, 1987.
American Dreams. Vintage Books, 1994.
Black Wings & Blind Angels: Poems. Vintage Contemporaries, 2000.
The Kid. Penguin Books, 2011.
Dancing for Mourning. Poets Choice, 2025.
Works in Anthologies and Journals
“Strange Juice (the Murder of Latasha Harlins).” Skin Deep. Women Writing on Color, Culture and Identity. 1994, p. 153.
“American Dreams.” Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing. Anchor Books, 1995, pp. 19–28.
“The Feminist Photographer (or Camera Obscura).” The Black Scholar, vol. 29, no. 2-3, 1999, p. 30.
“A Window Opens.” The Black Scholar, vol. 29, no. 2-3, 1999, p. 31.
“Don’t Hang Up Now.” Meridians, vol. 8, no. 2, 2008, pp. 123-125. https://doi.org/10.2979/MER.2008.8.2.123.
Santiago, Ana Rita, et al., editors. Quilombellas Amefricanas: Coletânea Poética. Ogums Toques Negros, 2021.
Nichelle, Jae. “January 2024 Feature: Sapphire.” Torch Literary Arts, Torch Literary Arts, 30 Dec. 2024, www.torchliteraryarts.org/post/january-2024-feature-sapphire.
“Ballad of Henrietta King.” Ploughshares, vol. 52, no. 1, 2026, pp. 69–70, https://doi.org/10.1353/plo.2026.a987939.
Bibliography compiled by Knyx Melancon.