soulscript Paperback - 2004
by June Jordan
Assembled by the late award-winning poet and first published in 1970, "Soulscript" presents a poignant and panoramic collection of African-American poetry by the most eloquent voices in the art, including Gwendolyn Brooks, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, and James Weldon Johnson.
First line
When they write poetry, the very young brothers and sisters predict the future terms for measuring the world we must share.
From the jacket flap
Black poets from the early twentieth century and onward come together for a moving anthology, edited and organized by the late, revered poet June Jordan.
First published in 1970, "soulscript is a poignant, panoramic collection of poetry from some of the most eloquent voices in the art. Selected for their literary excellence and by the dictates of Jordan's heart, these works tell the story of both collective and personal experiences, in Jordan's words, "in tears, in rage, in hope, in sonnet, in blank/free verse, in overwhelming rhetorical scream." "Soulscript features works by Jordan and other luminaries like Gwendolyn Brooks, Countee Cullen, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, Gayl Jines, James Weldon Johnson, Audre Lorde, Claude McKay, Ishmael Reed, Sonia Sanchez, and Richard Wright, as well as the fresh voices of a turbulent era's younger writers. Celebrated spoken-word poet Staceyann Chin, an original cast member of "Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, has also added an introduction that speaks to Jordan's legacy, helping to further cement "soulscript as a visionary compilation that has already become a modern classic.
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- Title soulscript
- Author June Jordan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Excellent Condit
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Crown Publishing Group (NY), New York
- Date 2004-11-02
- ISBN 9780767918466 / 0767918460
- Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
- Dimensions 8.22 x 5.54 x 0.56 in (20.88 x 14.07 x 1.42 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans, American poetry - African American authors
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004559900
- Dewey Decimal Code 811.508
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Citations
- Library Journal, 10/01/2004, Page 121
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