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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... poet , " a " people's poet , " and a " uni- versal poet . " These monikers find their roots in the literary tradition of Walt Whitman , the exceptional letter - writing style of Langston Hughes , the mag- nificence of Pablo Neruda , and ...
... poet E. Ethelbert Miller , musician Adrienne Torf , and countless activists , teachers , and students provide invaluable information on aspects of Jordan's life and the value of her literature as they were influ- enced by her commitment ...
... poet advanced this point well in her essay “ I Am Seeking an Attitude , " in which she provides statistics on the women affected by rape , ethnic cleansing , genocidal war , and a violence of silence . Then , in 1996 , Jordan argued for ...
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 |