Angela Jackson (1) (1951–)

Auteur de A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun: The Life and Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks

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A propos de l'auteur

Angela Jackson is an award-winning poet, playwright, and novelist. Her numerous collections of poetry include It Seems Like a Mighty Long Time and the National Book Award-nominated And All These Roads Be Luminous: Poems Selected and New. She is also the author of two novels-the American Book afficher plus Award-winning Where I Must Go and Roads, Where There Are No Roads. She lives in Chicago. afficher moins

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Œuvres de Angela Jackson

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A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun: The Life and Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks (2017) 26 exemplaires

Where I Must Go: A Novel (2009) 15 exemplaires

It Seems Like a Mighty Long Time: Poems (2015) 11 exemplaires

And All These Roads be Luminous: Poems Selected and New (1998) 8 exemplaires

Dark Legs and Silk Kisses: The Beatitudes of the Spinners (1993) 5 exemplaires

Voo Doo Love Magic (1974) 4 exemplaires

Roads, Where There Are No Roads: A Novel (2017) 4 exemplaires

Solo in the Boxcar Third Floor E (1985) 3 exemplaires

More Than Meat and Raiment: Poems (2022) 3 exemplaires

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Oeuvres associées

Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction (1990) — Contributeur — 274 exemplaires

In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry (1656) — Contributeur — 100 exemplaires

The 100 Best African American Poems (2010) — Contributeur — 97 exemplaires

Of Poetry and Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin (2016) — Contributeur — 55 exemplaires

Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry (2013) — Contributeur — 42 exemplaires

Beyond the Frontier: African American Poetry for the 21st Century (2002) — Contributeur — 17 exemplaires

Mississippi Writers: An Anthology (1991) — Contributeur — 14 exemplaires

Revise the Psalm: Work Celebrating the Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks (2017) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires

360: A Revolution of Black Poets (1998) — Contributeur — 9 exemplaires

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Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance: 1951
Sexe: female
Nationalité: USA
Pays (pour la carte): USA
Lieu de naissance: Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Lieux de résidence: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Études: Northwestern University (BA)
University of Chicago (MA)
Organisations: Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC)
Prix et distinctions: Shelley Memorial Award (2001/2002)
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (2022)

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A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun: The Life… par Angela Jackson

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Marking the 100th anniversary of her birth, this biography and literary commentary on Gwendolyn Brooks and her poetry is outstanding. She was the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry (in 1950) and worked tirelessly throughout her life to bring attention to the Black community, its arts and people and to help instill in young people a pride in their race--Black Power before it became so popular in the 1960's. She was particularly eloquent as a spokesperson for Black women, the pressures and troubles of discrimination and sexism. It is great to have the new biography.… (plus d'informations)