Bobweaving Detroit: The Selected Poems of Murray Jackson (African American Life Series)

Jackson, Murray, Lindberg-Jackson, Kathryne, Pearson, Ted

ISBN 10: 0814331947 / ISBN 13: 9780814331941

Published by Wayne State University Press (edition ), 2003

It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience. Seller Inventory # 0814331947-11-1

Synopsis:

From a poet whose vision and vistas embrace Detroit's glass-strewn streets and soaring high-rises, this collection is universal yet site-specific in its evocation of jazz and its improvisations on the classics.

About the Author:

Murray Jackson (1926-2002), a resident of Detroit for over seventy years, was the founding president of Wayne County Community College and was a twenty-year member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors. He is author of Watermelon Rinds and Cherry Pits (Broadside Press, 1991) and Woodland Sketches: Scenes from Childhood (X-Press Productions, 1990). Ted Pearson is adjunct faculty with the Department of English at Wayne State University. He is the author of many poetry books, most recently including Songs Aside: 1992-2002 (Past Tents Press, 2003) and The Devil's Aria (Meow Press, 1999). Kathryne V. Lindberg was professor of English and Africana Studies at Wayne State University. She is the author of Reading Pound Reading: Modernism After Nietzsche (Oxford University Press, 1987) and of the forthcoming From Claude McKay to Huey Newton: Black Revolutionary Letters (Princeton University Press).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Bobweaving Detroit: The Selected Poems of ...
Publisher: Wayne State University Press (edition )
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good