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Heroism in the New Black Poetry: Introductions and Interviews
D.H. Melhem
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paperback. Num Pages: 279 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
D.H. Melhem's clear introductions and frank interviews provide insight into the contemporary social and political consciousness of six acclaimed poets: Amiri Baraka, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jayne Cortez, Haki R. Madhubuti, Dudley Randall, and Sonia Sanchez. Since the 1960s, the poet hero has characterized a significant segment of Black American poetry. The six poets interviewed here have participated in and shaped the vanguard of this movement. Their poetry reflects the critical alternatives of African American life -- separatism and integration, feminism and sexual identity, religion and spirituality, humanism and Marxism, nationalism and internationalism. They unite in their commitment to Black solidarity and ... Read more
D.H. Melhem's clear introductions and frank interviews provide insight into the contemporary social and political consciousness of six acclaimed poets: Amiri Baraka, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jayne Cortez, Haki R. Madhubuti, Dudley Randall, and Sonia Sanchez. Since the 1960s, the poet hero has characterized a significant segment of Black American poetry. The six poets interviewed here have participated in and shaped the vanguard of this movement. Their poetry reflects the critical alternatives of African American life -- separatism and integration, feminism and sexual identity, religion and spirituality, humanism and Marxism, nationalism and internationalism. They unite in their commitment to Black solidarity and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813108070
SKU
V9780813108070
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