Ijala: Sonia Sanchez and the African Poetic TraditionA landmark critical approach to the study of African American poetry, this seminal work sanctions the view that the voices of the Black Arts Movement are valid areas of scholarly inquiry. |
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Notes to Make the Sound Come Right: Four Innovators of Jazz Poetry T. J. Anderson Limited preview - 2004 |