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Soldier: A Poet's Childhood
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Soldier: A Poet's Childhood
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) June Jordan
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:288 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - poetry and poets |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780465036820
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| Classifications | Dewey:811.54 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Basic Books
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| Imprint |
Basic Books
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| Publication Date |
1 April 2001 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Written with exceptional beauty throughout, Soldier stands and delivers an eloquent, heart-breaking, hilarious and hopeful, witness to the beginnings of a truly extraordinary, American life.
Author Biography
June Jordan was Professor of African American Studies at U.C. Berkeley and was born in New York City in 1936. Her books of poetry include Haruko / Love Poems and Naming Our Destiny: New and Selected Poems. She was also the author of five children's books, a novel, three plays, and five volumes of political essays, the most recent of which was Affirmative Acts. For more than ten years, she wrote a regular political column for The Progressive magazine. Her honours included a National Book Award nomination, a Rockefeller Foundation grant, and a National Association of Black Journalists Award. June Jordan died in Berkeley, California on June 14, 2002.
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