Some Of Us Did Not Die: Selected EssaysBasic Books, 5 авг. 2009 г. - Всего страниц: 320 “Forty years of tireless activism coupled with and fueled by flawless art.” —Toni Morrison Some of Us Did Not Die brings together the seminal essays of June Jordan, the widely acclaimed Black American writer known for her fierce commitment to human rights and political activism. Spanning the length of her extraordinary career, and including her last writings, the essays in this collection reveal Jordan as an incisive analyst of injustice, democracy, and literature. Willing to venture into the most painful contradictions of culture and politics, Jordan comes back with lyrical honesty, wit, and wide-ranging intelligence that resonates sharply to this day. |
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... the Sky June Jordan's Poetry for the People: A Revolutionary Blueprint Kissing God Goodbye: New Poems 1991–1997 Affirmative Acts: New Political Essays Soldier: A Poet's Childhood SOME OF US DID NOT DIE New and Selected Essays.
... the Sky June Jordan's Poetry for the People: A Revolutionary Blueprint Kissing God Goodbye: New Poems 1991–1997 Affirmative Acts: New Political Essays Soldier: A Poet's Childhood SOME OF US DID NOT DIE New and Selected Essays.
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... in these United States and here, in our world, require. For example, as the great Afghan poet, Rumi, has written: “Bird song brings relief to my longing. . . . Please, universal soul, practice Some song, or something, through me!” 1 ...
... in these United States and here, in our world, require. For example, as the great Afghan poet, Rumi, has written: “Bird song brings relief to my longing. . . . Please, universal soul, practice Some song, or something, through me!” 1 ...
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... poet's life. I am rather late as I try to tell you tonight about my gratitude. Back in 1975, I wrote: “To be honest, I expect apocalypse, or I look for and I work for defeat of international evil, indifference, and suffering, only when ...
... poet's life. I am rather late as I try to tell you tonight about my gratitude. Back in 1975, I wrote: “To be honest, I expect apocalypse, or I look for and I work for defeat of international evil, indifference, and suffering, only when ...
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... poet apart from his or her environment, and, therefore, no acceptable English translation of a T'ang poem. On the other hand, we decided that, in T'ang poetry, you will find: fluid. I. 'D HEARD FOREVER about T'ang poetry. It seems that no ...
... poet apart from his or her environment, and, therefore, no acceptable English translation of a T'ang poem. On the other hand, we decided that, in T'ang poetry, you will find: fluid. I. 'D HEARD FOREVER about T'ang poetry. It seems that no ...
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... poet as a part of all that is, collective cultural allusion, precision in multiplicity of meanings versus either/or formulation, or surmise, and eminently musical composition. Well, one of my students wondered, how would you say, “She ...
... poet as a part of all that is, collective cultural allusion, precision in multiplicity of meanings versus either/or formulation, or surmise, and eminently musical composition. Well, one of my students wondered, how would you say, “She ...
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