I Name Me Name

by Opal Palmer Adisa

Overview

Each piece in this dynamic poetic biography uses the voices of iconic figures past and present in a bold exploration of such hot topics as gender, race, and spirituality. The mode of presentation continually shifts—from dramatic monologue or prose poem, to prophetic rant—to provide fresh, moving viewpoints on subjects as various as the senility of a beloved grandmother and Michael Jackson's racial transformations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845230449
Publisher:	Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Opal Palmer Adisa is the author of several books of poetry and stories for adults and children, including Caribbean Passion and It Begins with Tears, and is the winner of the 1992 Pen Oakland/Josephine Miles Award. Currently, she teaches literature and serves as chair of the ethnic studies and cultural diversity program at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland.

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Marvelous . . . an assertive affirmation of a whole generation of African-American struggles. (Jack Hirschman, poet laureate of San Francisco)

Editorial Reviews

"Marvelous . . . an assertive affirmation of a whole generation of African-American struggles."  —Jack Hirschman, poet laureate of San Francisco

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