Roxane Beth Johnson (22 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Black Crow Dress. Book.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. 1st edition. Inscribed by Author. Fine. Quantity Available: 1. Category: poetry; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0938078925. ISBN/EAN: 9780938078920. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 15627.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 75 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Condition: Very Good. None. 75 pages. Covers with slight rubbing, otherwise, tight clean copy. Record # 454247.

Paperback. Condition: New.

75p., wraps, very good condition. African American author based in San Francisco.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Condition: New. Broadside of Roxane Beth Johnson's "Short History of the Black Man," printed on the occasion of the publication of Under a Warm Green Linden, Issue 10 (Green Linden Press, 2020). Signed and hand-numbered from a print run of 50. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. 75p., wraps, very good condition with minor edge wear, signed by Johnson and dated 2007, first edition. African American author based in San Francisco.

First edition, first printing New bright glossy wraps with crisp bright text. Very handsome all around.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 80 pages. 9.20x0.50x5.70 inches. In Stock.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'These poems move forward like a novel in verse with a real understanding of the differences between the past and history. Or, as Johnson herself says in the opening poem, 'Each one is hungry for a voice & music to re-bloom.' This is a poet the best readers will be reading for the rest of their lives.'--Jericho BrownA haunting collection of lyrically intense persona poems, Black Crow Dress is at once about the emancipation of slaves in their myriad voices as well as a meditation on the self. The collection's lush imagery takes us from churchyard to church, chanting the old spirituals, as Roxane Beth Johnson seeks to embody the spirits of the dead: Clea, Caroline, and Zebedee. From 'Slave Ancestors Found Unburied in a Dream' Each one is hungry for a voice & music to re-bloom them alive in this room like water softens beans. Leaning near, close to me they see my tooth & tongue that test doneness, licks stamps & hums. Their ear listens to what a hand might fiddle if it had fingers. Stare this way with eyes like smudges . . .Roxane Beth Johnson's first book of poetry, Jublilee (Anhinga Press, 2006), won the 2005 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry. She won an AWP Donald Hill Prize in Poetry and a Pushcart Prize in 2007 and has received scholarships and fellowships from The MacDowell Colony, Cave Canem, The Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, San Francisco Arts Commission, and Vermont Studio Center. She lives in San Francisco, California.…

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Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnRoxane Beth Johnson s first book of poetry, Jublilee (Anhinga 2006), won the 2005 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry. She won an AWP Prize in Poetry and a Pushcart Prize in 2007 and has received scholarships.