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- Heroism in the New Black Poetry: Introductions and Interviews
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
summary
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—separatism and integration, feminism and sexual identity, religion and spirituality, humanism and Marxism, nationalism and internationalism. They unite in their commitment to Black solidarity and advancement.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- 4. Sonia Sanchez: The Will and the Spirit
- pp. 133-180
- 5. Jayne Cortez: Supersurrealist Vision
- pp. 181-214
- That Is Construction
- pp. 265-268
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813158136
Related ISBN(s)
9780813108070, 9780813117096, 9780813127897, 9780813189888
MARC Record
OCLC
556024198
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No