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25%OFFKevin Young - Blues Poems - 9781841597584 - V9781841597584
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Blues Poems

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Description for Blues Poems Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.

The blues has left an indelible mark on the work of a diverse range of poets: from "The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes and "Funeral Blues" by W. H. Auden, to "Blues on Yellow" by Marilyn Chin and "Reservation Blues" by Sherman Alexie. Here are blues-influenced and blues--inflected poems from, among others, Gwendolyn Brooks, Allen Ginsberg, June Jordan, Richard Wright, Nikki Giovanni, Charles Wright, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Cornelius Eady. And here, too, are classic song lyrics-poems in their own right-from Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Ma Rainey, and Muddy Waters.

The rich emotional palette of the blues is fully represented ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
235g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841597584
SKU
V9781841597584
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