Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam

Bum Rush the Page is a groundbreaking collection, capturing the best new work from the poets who have brought fresh energy, life, and relevance to American poetry.

"Here is a democratic orchestration of voices and visions, poets of all ages, ethnicities, and geographic locations coming together to create a dialogue and to jam-not slam. This is our mouth on paper, our hearts on our sleeves, our refusal to shut up and swallow our silence. These poems are tough, honest, astute, perceptive, lyrical, blunt, sad, funny, heartbreaking, and true. They shout, they curse, they whisper, and sing. But most of all, they tell it like it is."
-Tony Medina, from the Introduction

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Published: 10/23/2001
ISBN: 9780609808405
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.30w x 0.85d
Award: Gold Pen Awards - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/22/2001 pg. 72
Booklist 10/15/2001 pg. 374
Black Issues Book Review 11/01/2001 pg. 44