This collection is the third in a trilogy of poetic works created by Sterling Plumpp to allow audiences to explore the language of music articulated through the nuances of jazz, blues, and bebop. The poetry in Velvet Be Bop Kente Cloth utilizes distinct rhythms and a non-conventional use of line and line breaks. It also draws upon the musical innovations established by Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillispie, and others.
Sterling Plumpp is a poet, an educator, and an essayist. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois–Chicago and a fine arts faculty member at Chicago State University.
Sterling Plumpp is a poet, an educator, and an essayist. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois?Chicago and a fine arts faculty member at Chicago State University.
Sterling Plumpp is a poet, an educator, and an essayist. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois-Chicago and a fine arts faculty member at Chicago State University.