soulscript
A Collection of Classic African American Poetry
$21.75
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2004
Summary
A 1970s poetry collection now reissued as a Harlem Moon Classic, Soulscript features famous poets from the turn of the century to the modern day, as well as unknowns. A great match for course adoption, Soulscript will also appeal to the spoken word community, and fans of African American poetry.Black poets from the early twentieth century and onward come together for a moving anthology, edited and organized by the late, revered poet June Jordan.First published in 1970, soulscript is a poignan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780767918466 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0767918460 |
| Author: | June Jordan |
| Publisher: | Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) |
| Imprint: | Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Del |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2004 |
| Weight: | 241g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Harlem Moon Classics |
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Critics Review
“In political journalism that cuts like razors, in essays that blast the darkness of confusion with relentless light; in poetry that looks as closely into lilac buds as into death’s mouth … she has comforted, explained, described, wrestled with, taught and made us laugh out loud before we wept … I am talking about a span of forty years of tireless activism coupled with and fueled by flawless art.”
—Toni Morrison, on June Jordan
About The Author
June Jordan
JUNE JORDAN was an internationally recognized and beloved writer, teacher, and activist. The author of many books of poetry and essays, including Kissing God Goodbye, Haruko/Love Poems, Some of Us Did Not Die, and Affirmative Acts, she died from breast cancer in 2002.Harlem Moon Classics Series Advisor- Gina Dent, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies and History of Consciousness, University of California, Santa Cruz.
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