Melhem, D. H. <br/><br/>
Heroism in the new Black poetry  introductions & interviews / 
D.H. Mellem. 
 - Lexington :  The University Press of Kentucky,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource (290 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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 -- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813158136 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Madhubuti, Haki R., 1942- --Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American poetry--African American authors--History and criticism.<br/>American poetry--History and criticism.--20th century<br/>African Americans--Intellectual life--20th century.<br/>Poets, American--20th century--Interviews.<br/>African American poets--Interviews.<br/>African Americans in literature.<br/>Heroes in literature.<br/>Poetry--Authorship.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS153  / .H476 2015