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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Real Deal
this book is rooted in blues and jazz. jordan has a good ear for down home speech and an excellent eye for observation and history. in the poem " overcoat, " he tells a poiganat tale about police harassment in a shopping mall in white suburban ohio. " kind of blue " tells about an ex-lover, the music of miles davis and of drug addiction. the poems...
Published on July 23, 2001 by Erren Geraud Kelly
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3 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
typical
Jordan joins the clan of blues bandwagoners as member emeritus. These poems are just plain, throwbacks from the (great and sufficient) protest poetry of the past. ...dispense with this treatise.
Published on January 14, 2004
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Real Deal,
This review is from: Rise (Paperback)
this book is rooted in blues and jazz. jordan has a good ear for down home speech and an excellent eye for observation and history. in the poem " overcoat, " he tells a poiganat tale about police harassment in a shopping mall in white suburban ohio. " kind of blue " tells about an ex-lover, the music of miles davis and of drug addiction. the poems about john henry and robert johnson definately qualify as black folklore and they are a pleasure to read. the poem voodoo which a fellow poet disses a poem jordan wrote about a woman they were both involved with is funny. tia chuca press always puts out good work
3 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
typical,
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This review is from: Rise (Paperback)
Jordan joins the clan of blues bandwagoners as member emeritus. These poems are just plain, throwbacks from the (great and sufficient) protest poetry of the past. ...dispense with this treatise.
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Rise by A. Van Jordan (Paperback - June 1, 2001)
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