Inscribed first edition, association copy, warmly inscribed to the legendary Beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
Near fine in a very good plus jacket.
Price: $1,500.00
"deify / the thing within / all of it."
June Jordan is hailed as "[o]ne of the most widely published and highly acclaimed Jamaican-American writers of her generation" (POETRY FOUNDATION). This multifaceted collection of powerful poems focuses on topics including racism, pollution, police brutality, and her experiences as a woman. Jordan and Ginsberg were friends as well as colleagues, with Jordan appearing in Ginsberg's Brooklyn College poetry class just a week before she inscribed this book. Both poets also worked explicitly in a political vein that was deeply informed and influenced by Walt Whitman. A warm association between these two major poets and important LBGTQ+ writers.
Read more: Poetry Foundation, "June Jordan".
First edition. Boston: Beacon Press, (1980). 8'' x 5.25''. Original red gilt boards. Original unclipped ($10.95) pictorial dust jacket. xxvi, 100 pages. Inscribed by Jordan on the dedication page to poet Allen Ginsberg: "April 14, 1989 / for Allen Ginsberg / my Brother Poet and / Comrade of these United States / in faith / and / in friendship / June Jordan." Jacket with mild edgewear, toning, rubbing. Book with touches of shelfwear. Some faint toning internally. Else clean and sound overall.
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