Soldier - A Poet's Childhood

Informationen zum Autor June Jordan was Professor of African American Studies at U.C. Berkeley and was born in New York City in 1936. Her books of poetry include Haruko / Love Poems and Naming Our Destiny: New and Selected Poems. She was also the author of five children's books! a novel! three plays! and five volumes of political essays! the most recent of which was Affirmative Acts. For more than ten years! she wrote a regular political column for The Progressive magazine. Her honours included a National Book Award nomination! a Rockefeller Foundation grant! and a National Association of Black Journalists Award. June Jordan died in Berkeley! California on June 14! 2002. Klappentext This tale of a Harlem and Brooklyn childhood is a stunning exploration of the nature of memory! writing! family! and the forging of the poet's identity as an artistic and social revolutionary Zusammenfassung Written with exceptional beauty throughout, Soldier stands and delivers an eloquent, heart-breaking, hilarious and hopeful, witness to the beginnings of a truly extraordinary, American life.

Product details

• Authors: June Jordan
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.04.2001
• EAN: 9780465036820
• ISBN: 978-0-465-03682-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies