Each piece in this dynamic poetic biography uses the voices of iconic figures past and present in a bold exploration of such hot topics as gender, race, and spirituality. The mode of presentation continually shiftsfrom dramatic monologue or prose poem, to prophetic rantto provide fresh, moving viewpoints on subjects as various as the senility of a beloved grandmother and Michael Jackson's racial transformations.
"Marvelous . . . an assertive affirmation of a whole generation of African-American struggles." —Jack Hirschman, poet laureate of San Francisco
Opal Palmer Adisais the author of several books of poetry and stories for adults and children, includingCaribbean PassionandIt Begins with Tears, and is the winner of the 1992 Pen Oakland/Josephine Miles Award. Currently, she teaches literature and serves as chair of the ethnic studies and cultural diversity program at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland.
A passionate work of poetic biography.
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