June Jordan was born on July 9, 1936, in Harlem, New York, to
Mildred and Granville Jordan, Jamaican natives. During her life,
she became one of the most prolific, important, and influential
African American writers of her time. Before her death from breast
cancer in 2002, Jordan published more than 27 books, including Some
of Us Did Not Die, Solider: A Poet's Childhood, Poetry for the
People: Finding a Voice through Verse, Haruko Love Poems, and
Naming Our Destiny. Her work Civil Wars, a collection of letters
and essays, addressed such topics as violence, homosexuality, race,
and black feminism. Working in many genres and touching on many
themes and issues, Jordan was a powerful force in American
literature. This biography reveals the woman, the writer, the poet,
the activist, the leader, and the educator in all her complexity.
Working in many genres and touching on many themes and issues, June
Jordan was a powerful force in American literature. This biography
reveals the woman, the writer, the speaker, the poet, the activist,
the leader, and the educator in all her complexity. June Jordan was
born on July 9, 1936, in Harlem, New York, to Mildred and Granville
Jordan, Jamaican natives. During her life, she became one of the
most prolific, important, and influential African American writers
of her time. Before her death from breast cancer in 2002, Jordan
published more than 27 books, including Some of Us Did Not Die,
Solider: A Poet's Childhood, Poetry for the People: Finding a Voice
through Verse, Haruko Love Poems, and Naming Our Destiny. Her work
Civil Wars, a collection of letters and essays, addressed such
topics as violence, homosexuality, race, and black feminism.
Kinloch offers a life and letters of this prolific writer, delving
into both her biography and her contributions as a writer and
activist. This approach unveils the power of language in Jordan's
poems, essays, speeches, books—and ultimately in her own
life—as she challenged political systems of injustice, racism,
and sexism. Kinloch examines questions surrounding the pain of
writing, the anger of oppression, and the struggle of African
American women to assert their voices. Attention is paid to the
ways in which Jordan's life informed her writings her perspectives,
and her contributions to the global landscape of class, race, and
gender issues. The writer's major works are explored in detail, as
Kinloch weaves discussions of her life into critical considerations
of her writings. Ultimately, this portrait illustrates the ways in
which Jordan's career represented her dedication to making words
work; her ability to rally and revolutionize the spirit of people
invested in decolonization, love, and freedom; and her
responsiveness to the world in which she lived.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Women Writers of Color |
Release date: |
June 2006 |
First published: |
June 2006 |
Authors: |
Valerie Kinloch
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-98241-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-275-98241-6 |
Barcode: |
9780275982416 |
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