-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).
| General | |
| Anul | 2005 |
| Autor | Tyehimba Jess |
| Cod de bare | 9780974635330 |
| Colectie | National Poetry |
| Editura | Wave Books |
| Dimensiuni | 226 x 175 x 10 |
| ISBN | 0974635332 |
| Limba | Engleza |
| Pagini | 117 |
| Format | Brosata |
