soulscript by June Jordan

soulscript by June Jordan

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.
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.

June Jordan (1936-2002) was a poet, essayist, and educator whose work straddled the lines between poetry, essays, and fiction. She is the author of a number of books, including Who Look at Me, Naming Our Fate, His Own Where, and others.

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ISBN 13	9780767918466
ISBN 10	0767918460
Titel	soulscript
Autor	June Jordan
Serie	Harlem Moon Classics
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Erscheinungsjahr	2004-11-02
Seitenanzahl	208
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