"Leaving Saturn," chosen by Al Young as the winner of the Cave
Canem Poetry Prize, is an ambitious and honest collection. Major
Jackson, through both formal and free verse poems, renders visible
the spirit of resilience, courage, and creativity he witnessed
among his family, neighbors, and friends while growing up in
Philadelphia. His poems hauntingly reflect urban decay and
violence, yet at the same time they rejoice in the sustaining power
of music and the potency of community. Jackson also honors artists
who have served as models of resistance and maintained their own
faith in the belief of the imagination to alter lives. The title
poem, a dramatic monologue in the voice of the American jazz
composer and bandleader Sun Ra, details such a humane program and
serves as an admirable tribute to the tradition of African American
art. Throughout, Jackson unflinchingly portrays our most devastated
landscapes, yet with a vividness and compassion that expose the
depth of his imaginative powers.
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