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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... Granville to his daughter . On poetry , Garvey writes the following sentiments : You should also read the best poetry for inspiration . The standard poets have always been the most inspirational creators . From a good line of poetry ...
... Granville's strength . Tracing his connection to Panama and Jamaica , one discovers a young Granville , bullied and insulted by grade - school peers ; later one finds a self - determined Granville who was his own reading and writing ...
... Granville , a man who bravely immigrated to the U.S. mainland , could both love and physically abuse his very own daughter and name her as his soldier son . One must wonder : How could Granville live on in the memory of Jordan - that ...
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 |