leadbelly: poems (National Poetry Series) - Softcover

Buch 77 von 123: National Poetry

Jess, Tyehimba

 
9780974635330: leadbelly: poems (National Poetry Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0974635332 ISBN 13: 9780974635330
Verlag: Wave Books, 2005

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“It is exhilarating to be invited into a world so large and muscular, so rooted in history, a world where so much is at stake.”—Brigit Pegeen Kelly, National Poetry Series judge

A biography in poems, leadbelly examines the life and times of the legendary blues musician from a variety of intimate perspectives and using a range of innovative poetic forms. A collage of song, culture, and circumstance, alive and speaking.

Tyehimba Jess’ numerous awards include fellowships from the NEA and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. A native of Detroit, he is a proud alumnus of the Chicago Green Mill Slam teams and Cave Canem. His first nonfiction book is African American Pride: Celebrating our Achievements, Contributions, and Enduring Legacy (Citadel Press, 2003).

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Tyehimba Jess' numerous awards include an NEA Literature Fellowship, a Winter Fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center, and the 2001 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Poetry Award. A native of Detroit, Jess is a proud alumni of the Chicago Green Mill Slam teams and Cave Canem. His book, African American Pride, was published by Citadel Press in 2003.

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Verlag
Wave Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0974635332
ISBN 13 
9780974635330
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128
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