Summary
Kevin Young follows his acclaimed exploration of the blues in Jelly Roll with another playful riff on a vital art form, giving us a film noir in verse. Black Maria-the title is a slang term for a police van as well as a hearse-is a twisting tale of suspicion, passion, mystery, and the city. Young channels the world of detective movies, picking up its lingo and dark glamour in five “reels” of poetry-the adventures of a “soft-boiled” private eye, known as A.K.A. Jones, and an ingenue turned fem…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375710506 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375710507 |
| Author: | Kevin Young |
| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Imprint: | Alfred A Knopf |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2007 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 140mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Kevin Young
Kevin Young is the author of three previous collections of poetry and the editor of Library of America’s John Berryman- Selected Poems, Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets anthology Blues Poems, and Giant Steps- The New Generation of African American Writers. His most recent book, Jelly Roll- A Blues, was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and won the Paterson Poetry Prize. A recent Guggenheim Foundation Fellow, Young is currently Ruth Lilly Professor of Poetry at Indiana University.Kevin Young’s Jelly Roll is available in Knopf paperback.
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