Angela Jackson (1) (1951–)

Autor von A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun: The Life and Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks

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Angela Jackson is an award-winning poet, playwright, and novelist. Her numerous collections of poetry include It Seems Like a Mighty Long Time and the National Book Award-nominated And All These Roads Be Luminous: Poems Selected and New. She is also the author of two novels-the American Book mehr anzeigen Award-winning Where I Must Go and Roads, Where There Are No Roads. She lives in Chicago. weniger anzeigen

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A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun: The Life and Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks (2017) 26 Exemplare

Where I Must Go: A Novel (2009) 15 Exemplare

It Seems Like a Mighty Long Time: Poems (2015) 11 Exemplare

And All These Roads be Luminous: Poems Selected and New (1998) 9 Exemplare

Dark Legs and Silk Kisses: The Beatitudes of the Spinners (1993) 5 Exemplare

Voo Doo Love Magic (1974) 4 Exemplare

Roads, Where There Are No Roads: A Novel (2017) 4 Exemplare

Solo in the Boxcar Third Floor E (1985) 3 Exemplare

More Than Meat and Raiment: Poems (2022) 3 Exemplare

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Breaking Ice. Ein Anthologie zeigenössischer afro-amerikanischer Literatur (1990) — Mitwirkender — 276 Exemplare

In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry (1656) — Mitwirkender — 100 Exemplare

The 100 Best African American Poems (2010) — Mitwirkender — 97 Exemplare

Of Poetry and Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin (2016) — Mitwirkender — 55 Exemplare

Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry (2013) — Mitwirkender — 42 Exemplare

Beyond the Frontier: African American Poetry for the 21st Century (2002) — Mitwirkender — 17 Exemplare

Mississippi Writers: An Anthology (1991) — Mitwirkender — 14 Exemplare

Revise the Psalm: Work Celebrating the Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks (2017) — Mitwirkender — 11 Exemplare

360: A Revolution of Black Poets (1998) — Mitwirkender — 9 Exemplare

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Geburtstag: 1951
Geschlecht: female
Nationalität: USA
Land (für Karte): USA
Geburtsort: Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Wohnorte: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ausbildung: Northwestern University (BA)
University of Chicago (MA)
Organisationen: Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC)
Preise und Auszeichnungen: Shelley Memorial Award (2001/2002)
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (2022)

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A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun: The Life… von Angela Jackson

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Marking the 100th anniversary of her birth, this biography and literary commentary on Gwendolyn Brooks and her poetry is outstanding. She was the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry (in 1950) and worked tirelessly throughout her life to bring attention to the Black community, its arts and people and to help instill in young people a pride in their race--Black Power before it became so popular in the 1960's. She was particularly eloquent as a spokesperson for Black women, the pressures and troubles of discrimination and sexism. It is great to have the new biography.… (mehr)