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Soulscript: A Collection of Classic African American Poetry
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Series: Harlem Moon Classics
Poetry AnthologiesGeneral Poetry
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ISBN10: 0767918460
ISBN13: 9780767918466
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: Nov 2 2004
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.54 Depth: 8.22
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780767918466
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: Nov 2 2004
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.54 Depth: 8.22
Language: English
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 poignant, panoramic collection of poetry from some of the most eloquent voices in the art. Selected for their literary excellence and by the dictates of Jordan's heart, these works tell the story of both collective and personal experiences, in Jordan's words, in tears, in rage, in hope, in sonnet, in blank/free verse, in overwhelming rhetorical scream.
First published in 1970, soulscript is a poignant, panoramic collection of poetry from some of the most eloquent voices in the art. Selected for their literary excellence and by the dictates of Jordan's heart, these works tell the story of both collective and personal experiences, in Jordan's words, in tears, in rage, in hope, in sonnet, in blank/free verse, in overwhelming rhetorical scream.
Soulscript features works by Jordan and other luminaries like Gwendolyn Brooks, Countee Cullen, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, Gayl Jines, James Weldon Johnson, Audre Lorde, Claude McKay, Ishmael Reed, Sonia Sanchez, and Richard Wright, as well as the fresh voices of a turbulent era's younger writers. Celebrated spoken-word poet Staceyann Chin, an original cast member of Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, has also added an introduction that speaks to Jordan's legacy, helping to further cement soulscript as a visionary compilation that has already become a modern classic.
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