I Am New Orleans - 36 Poets Revisit Marcus Christian's Definitive Poem

This collection is a gathering of the saints. Contemporary writers with an ear to the ground, digging on the sense and sound of what all is going down. Plus, a couple of ancestor scribes whose amazing words and clear-eyed vision remain both accurate and relevant long, long after their physical demise. Hence, here is a compendium of views and visions, which collectively map the outlines of what it means to both be and to miss New Orleans.

About the author

Kalamu ya Salaam is an American poet, author, filmmaker, and teacher from the 9th Ward of New Orleans. A well-known activist and social critic, Salaam has spoken out on a number of racial and human rights issues.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kalamu Ya Salaam (Editor)
• Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9781608011902
• ISBN: 978-1-60801-190-2
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Amerika, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / African American, POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors), POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Places