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Leadbelly: Poems

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by Tyehimba Jess
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tyehimba JessSeries:National PoetryPublish date:2005-10-01Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wave BooksISBN-13:9780974635330ISBN-10:974635332UPC:9780974635330Book Category:Poetry, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:American, Ethnic Studies, Social Classes & Economic DisparityBook Topic:African American & Black, AmericanSize:8.90 x 6.90 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCE3SCPT0N

"It is exhilarating to be invited into a world so large and muscular, so rooted in history, a world where so much is at stake."--Brigit Pegeen Kelly, National Poetry Series judge

A biography in poems, leadbelly examines the life and times of the legendary blues musician from a variety of intimate perspectives and using a range of innovative poetic forms. A collage of song, culture, and circumstance, alive and speaking.

Tyehimba Jess' numerous awards include fellowships from the NEA and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. A native of Detroit, he is a proud alumnus of the Chicago Green Mill Slam teams and Cave Canem. His first nonfiction book is African American Pride: Celebrating our Achievements, Contributions, and Enduring Legacy (Citadel Press, 2003).

Language:EnglishPublisher:Wave BooksISBN-13:9780974635330ISBN-10:974635332UPC:9780974635330Book Category:Poetry, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:American, Ethnic Studies, Social Classes & Economic DisparityBook Topic:African American & Black, AmericanSize:8.90 x 6.90 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCE3SCPT0N
Tyehimba Jess' numerous awards include an NEA Literature Fellowship, a Winter Fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center, and the 2001 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Poetry Award. A native of Detroit, Jess is a proud alumni of the Chicago Green Mill Slam teams and Cave Canem. His book, African American Pride, was published by Citadel Press in 2003.
Publisher: Wave Books

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