The Gospel of Barbecue

In her title poem, Honoree Fanonne Jeffers tells of the creation of barbecue, of how slaves cooked their masters' scraps into not merely a survival food but a cuisine. Powerful and moving, Jeffers's poems also provide more than mere sustenance, teaching that sometimes the "nasty leftovers" of life can be transformed into music, scripture, celebration.

About the author

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers lives in Talladega, Alabama. Her poetry has been published in the anthologies At Our Core: Women Writing About Power; Dark Eros; and Identity Lessons. She has also published poems in Crab Orchard Review; African American Review; Callaloo; Poet Lore; Brilliant Corners; and The Massachusetts Review.

Summary

The title poem of this collection tells of the creation of barbecue, how slaves cooked their masters' scraps into a survival food that became a cuisine. Powerful and moving, these poems teach how the "nasty leftovers" in life can be transformed into music, scripture, celebration.

Product details

• Authors: Fanonne Jeffers, Honoree Fanonne Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
• Publisher: The Kent State University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2000
• EAN: 9780873386739
• ISBN: 978-0-87338-673-9
• No. of pages: 76
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 214 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 122 g
• Series: Wick Poetry First Books (Paper; Wick Poetry First Book; Wick Poetry First Books (Paper
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama