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Macnolia: Poems
A. Van Jordan
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Description for Macnolia: Poems
Paperback. "Jordan is a wizard at capturing vernacular in both conventional forms and his own invention." --Black Issues Book Review Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
In 1936, teenager MacNolia Cox became the first African American finalist in the National Spelling Bee Competition. Supposedly prevented from winning, the precocious child who dreamed of becoming a doctor was changed irrevocably. Her story, told in a poignant nonlinear narrative, illustrates the power of a pivotal moment in a life.
In 1936, teenager MacNolia Cox became the first African American finalist in the National Spelling Bee Competition. Supposedly prevented from winning, the precocious child who dreamed of becoming a doctor was changed irrevocably. Her story, told in a poignant nonlinear narrative, illustrates the power of a pivotal moment in a life.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393327649
SKU
V9780393327649
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About A. Van Jordan
A. Van Jordan is the author of five collections of poetry. He has been a finalist for the Rilke Prize and is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award, and a Lannan Literary Award. He is the humanities and sciences chair of English literature at Stanford University and lives in Oakland, California.
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