June Jordan was born in Harlem. Her twenty-eight books include poetry, essays, and children”s books. A beloved teacher and exuberant activist, she founded Poetry For the People, and was a regular columnist for The Progressive and a prolific writer whose articles appeared in The Village Voice, The New York Times, Ms., and Essence. She died of breast cancer in 2002.
9 Ebooks by June Jordan
June Jordan: His Own Where
“This June Jordan treasure is a rare piece of fiction from one of America’s most vital poets and political essayists—a tender story of young love in the face of generational opposition, a modern-da …
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€11.99
June Jordan: Directed by Desire
“Directed by Desire . . . is a powerful addition to the entire canon of American poetry.”—Booklist Now in paperback, Directed by Desire is the definitive overview of June Jordan&rsq …
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€15.99
William Ayers & Patricia Ford: City Kids, City Teachers
“City Kids, City Teachers has the potential to create genuine change in the learning, teaching, and administration of urban public schools.” —Library Journal In more …
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€26.29
June Jordan: The Essential June Jordan
‘…This volume of verse displays the undeniable legacy June Jordan left on both our literature and culture. Collected here are blazing examples of poetry as activism, stanzas that speak truth to …
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€12.99
June Jordan: Essential June Jordan
The definitive introduction to the work of ‘the bravest of us . . . the universal poet’ (Alice Walker)For the poet and activist June Jordan, neither poetry nor activism could easily be disentangled …
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€8.99
June Jordan: Passion
After decades out of print,
Passion—one of June Jordan’s most important collections—has returned to readers. Originally entitled,
passion: new poems, 1977-1980, this volume holds key works …
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€13.99
Mary Jean Chan & Andrew McMillan: 100 Queer Poems
Mary Jean Chan and Andrew Mc Millan’s luminous anthology, 100 Queer Poems, is a celebration of thrilling contemporary voices and visionary poets of the past. Featuring Elizabeth Bishop, Langston …
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€10.99
June Jordan: Haruko/Love Poems
Selected by Seán Hewitt as a Granta Book of the Year In trailblazing poet, essayist, teacher and activist June Jordan’s poems, love is a vision of revolutionary solidarity, crossing borders both emot …
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€10.99
Angelina Weld Grimké & Gwendolyn Bennett: Você lembrará seus nomes
Esta antologia oferece um panorama inédito da poesia negra feita por mulheres nos Estados Unidos no século XX, reunindo dezenove poetas com uma amostra significativa de suas produções e linguagens. …
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€12.99
