Heroism in the new Black poetry introductions & interviews / D.H. Mellem.
Material type:
TextPublication details: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)2015.Description: 1 online resource (290 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780813158136
- American poetry -- African American authors -- History and criticism
- American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- Poets, American -- 20th century -- Interviews
- African American poets -- Interviews
- African Americans in literature
- Heroes in literature
- Poetry -- Authorship
- Madhubuti, Haki R., 1942- -- Criticism and interpretation
- PS153 .H476 2015
- COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission: https://lib.ciu.edu/copyright-request-form
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)
|
G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE | Non-fiction | PS153.5 M4 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Link to resource | Available | ocn900344573 |
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Gwendolyn Brooks: Humanism and Heroism; INTERVIEW; 2. Dudley Randall: The Poet as Humanist; INTERVIEW; 3. Haki R. Madhubuti (Don L. Lee): Prescriptive Revolution; INTERVIEW; 4. Sonia Sanchez: The Will and the Spirit; INTERVIEW; 5. Jayne Cortez: Supersurrealist Vision; INTERVIEW; 6. Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones): Revolutionary Traditions; INTERVIEW; That Is Construction; Index.
D.H. Melhem's clear introductions and frank interviews provide insight into the contemporary social and political consciousness of six acclaimed poets: Amiri Baraka, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jayne Cortez, Haki R. Madhubuti, Dudley Randall, and Sonia Sanchez. Since the 1960s, the poet hero has characterized a significant segment of Black American poetry. The six poets interviewed here have participated in and shaped the vanguard of this movement. Their poetry reflects the critical alternatives of African American life --
COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission:
There are no comments on this title.