{"product_id":"leadbelly-poems-9780974635330","title":"Leadbelly: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It is exhilarating to be invited into a world so large and muscular, so rooted in history, a world where so much is at stake.\"--Brigit Pegeen Kelly, National Poetry Series judge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA biography in poems, \u003ci\u003eleadbelly\u003c\/i\u003e examines the life and times of the legendary blues musician from a variety of intimate perspectives and using a range of innovative poetic forms. A collage of song, culture, and circumstance, alive and speaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTyehimba Jess\u003c\/b\u003e' numerous awards include fellowships from the NEA and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. A native of Detroit, he is a proud alumnus of the Chicago Green Mill Slam teams and Cave Canem. His first nonfiction book is \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Pride: Celebrating our Achievements, Contributions, and Enduring Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e (Citadel Press, 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wave Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780974635330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2005 pg. 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2006 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tyehimba Jess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36646127599772,"sku":"9780974635330","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1b2e5f89-2f3a-47dd-9548-258c6b478278.jpg?v=1603863185","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/leadbelly-poems-9780974635330","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}