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Heroism in the new Black poetry : introductions & interviews /

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 characte...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Melhem, D. H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.