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Blues Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)

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Blues Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)

Born in African American work songs, field hollers, and the powerful legacy of the spirituals, the blues traveled the country from the Mississippi delta to â€œSweet Home Chicago,â€ forming the backbone of American music. In this anthologyâ€“the first devoted exclusively to blues poemsâ€“a wide array of poets pay tribute to the form and offer testimony to its lasting power.

The blues have left an indelible mark on the work of a diverse range of poets: from â€œThe Weary Bluesâ€ by Langston Hughes and â€œFuneral Bluesâ€ by W. H. Auden, to â€œBlues on Yellowâ€ by Marilyn Chin and â€œReservation Bluesâ€ by Sherman Alexie. Here are blues-influenced and blues-inflected poems from, among others, Gwendolyn Brooks, Allen Ginsberg, June Jordan, Richard Wright, Nikki Giovanni, Charles Wright, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Cornelius Eady. And here, too, are classic song lyricsâ€“poems in their own rightâ€“from Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Ma Rainey, and Muddy Waters.

The rich emotional palette of the blues is fully represented here in verse that pays tribute to the heart and humor of the music, and in poems that swing with its history and hard-bitten hope.
Country USA
Brand Everyman's Library
Manufacturer Everyman's Library
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780375414589
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2003-09-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780375414589

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