Soldier: A Poet's Childhood
June Jordan
(Author)
Description
A profoundly moving childhood memoir by a noted poet, essayist, teacher, and journalist. SHORTA not uncommon story is here captured with astonishing beauty the childhood of a gifted daughter whose immigrant parents must struggle in order to provide her with the educational and social opportunities not available to them or, for that matter, to most blacks of her generation. In vivid prose that re-creates the heady impressions of youth, June Jordan takes us to the Harlem and Brooklyn neighborhoods where she lived and out into the larger landscape of her burgeoning imagination. Exploring the nature of memory, writing, and familial as well as social responsibility, Jordan re-creates the world in which her identity as a social and artistic revolutionary was forged.Product Details
Price
$21.59
Publisher
Civitas Book Publisher
Publish Date
April 01, 2001
Pages
288
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.5 X 0.8 inches | 0.85 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780465036820
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About the Author
June Jordan (1936-2002) was a writer, activist, and educator whose work blended the categories of poetry, essays, and fiction. She is the author of Who Look at Me, Naming Our Destiny, His Own Where, and more.