June Jordan: Her Life and LettersJune Jordan was born on July 9, 1936, in Harlem, New York, to Mildred and Granville Jordan, Jamaican natives. During her life, she became one of the most prolific, important, and influential African American writers of her time. Before her death from breast cancer in 2002, Jordan published more than 27 books, including Some of Us Did Not Die, Solider: A Poet's Childhood, Poetry for the People: Finding a Voice through Verse, Haruko Love Poems, and Naming Our Destiny. Her work Civil Wars, a collection of letters and essays, addressed such topics as violence, homosexuality, race, and black feminism. Working in many genres and touching on many themes and issues, Jordan was a powerful force in American literature. This biography reveals the woman, the writer, the poet, the activist, the leader, and the educator in all her complexity. |
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... According to Jordan , she and her father " went inside the Ethical Culture School . . . . I'm not sure what happened there , but I guess it was a test situation of some sort . " Jordan continues by admitting , “ And my test score and ...
... according to Jordan , challenge assumptions about people's abilities , roles , and rights . Jordan's power was exemplified by the body of her writing , speaking engagements , demonstrations , teaching experience , and other political ...
... according to Jordan , is needed more than ever today . + 2 In her essay " In the Land of White Supremacy , " Jordan discusses this latter point : " Hence , affirmative action , for example , is a federal government policy . Hence , the ...
Contents
A Poets Childhood | 7 |
Two Who Look at Me | 31 |
Poems of Exile and Return | 49 |
Copyright | |
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Black Literate Lives: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Maisha T. Fisher No preview available - 2009 |