Haruko/Love Poems by June Jordan
Searingly beautiful poems about compassion, resistance and desire by an iconic Black American activist and writer
Praise for June Jordan: Jordan puts love and delight in her poems, not just vengeance and justice.. Writing is an act of faith in a future where meaning is possible. -- Elisa Gabbert * The New York Times *
A powerful voice for radical love and justice. June Jordan is a poet for the ages. * Poets.org *
A wonderfully direct and heartfelt love poet... the poetry of June Jordan is fully alive, set free in brilliant, timeless flight. -- Carol Rumens * Guardian *
A depth of feeling and a vibrancy which just sings out from the page ... lucid, strong, and accessible, singing of sexual desire and resistance against tyrannies * Buzz Books *
A powerful voice for radical love and justice. June Jordan is a poet for the ages. * Poets.org *
A wonderfully direct and heartfelt love poet... the poetry of June Jordan is fully alive, set free in brilliant, timeless flight. -- Carol Rumens * Guardian *
A depth of feeling and a vibrancy which just sings out from the page ... lucid, strong, and accessible, singing of sexual desire and resistance against tyrannies * Buzz Books *
June Jordan (1936-2002) taught at UC Berkeley and founded Poetry for the People. Her twenty-eight books include poetry, essays, fiction, and children's books. She is on the Stonewall LGBTQ+ Wall of Honour and a school in the San Francisco School District was posthumously renamed after her.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781800814813 |
| ISBN 10 | 180081481X |
| Title | Haruko/Love Poems |
| Author | June Jordan |
| Series | Serpent's Tail Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-01-26 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |