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 including "e;Poem About My Rights,"e; "e;Poem About Police Violence,"e; "e;Free Flight,"e; and an essay by the poet, "e;For the Sake of the People's Poetry: Walt Whitman and the Rest of Us."e; June Jordan was a fierce advocate for the safety and humanity of women and Black people, and for the freedom of all people-and Barack Obama made a line from this book famous:
| ISBN: | 9781619322424 |
| Publication date: | 19th October 2021 |
| Author: | Jordan, June |
| Publisher: | Copper Canyon Press |
| Format: | Ebook |
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 including "e;Poem About My Rights,"e; "e;Poem About Police Violence,"e; "e;Free Flight,"e; and an essay by the poet, "e;For the Sake of the People's Poetry: Walt Whitman and the Rest of Us."e; June Jordan was a fierce advocate for the safety and humanity of women and Black people, and for the freedom of all people-and Barack Obama made a line from this book famous: "e;We are the ones we have been waiting for."e; With love and humor, via lyrics and rants, she calls for nothing less than radical compassion.
Passion features in the following genres: Poetry
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Passion was written by Jordan, June and published by Copper Canyon Press
£12.99. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..