Finally in paperback, here is James Baldwin's only collection of poems. Baldwin's language is deceptively simple--this poetry is easily understood. But the emotions behind the words go to the core not only of the poet's soul, but of America's. Readers will see Baldwin here in both a familiar and an altogether different light.
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To his achievements as novelist, essayist, and playwright, Baldwin adds this collection of 19 lyrics that merge intense feeling against racism and oppression with a streetwise yet visionary poetic voice. In the powerful and earthy cadences of the blues traditionthe black's tragic voicehe confronts the destructive uses of power and asks us to reassess what constitutes a just society. In place of bitterness he offers compassion, and he looks beyond the rhetoric of protest, of personal and national failure, to "the palace of wisdom." His upbeat conclusion is "Our children are/ the morning star." Frank Allen, Assoc. Dean, Continuing Education, Allentown Coll., Center Valley, Pa.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I never read poetry, but I've read 19 of his other books, so I ordered this one. Most of the poems are topical, and very few are about love. An extra thrill for Baldwin fans!
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Stagelee wonders how white folks think black folk make it and survive while they colonize, pillage, and plunder the rest of the world. Baldwin lays out with specificity, the "crimes" of the oppressor and warns with wit, sarcasm, and passion, that we hold the secret and wisdom to the world, as well as a promise of eternal life. He "prophecies" hell as the eventually resting place of the oppressor. Two other poets that seem to form a trilogy with "Stagerlee Wonders", are "A lover's Question", and "Song (for skip). I had not heard of his poetry; what a wonderful collection on passionate gems!
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