| Description |
xxi, 94 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Jimmy's Blues -- Staggerlee wonders -- Song (for Skip) -- Munich, Winter 1973 (for Y.S.) -- The giver (for Berdis) -- 3.00 a.m. (for David) -- The darkest hour -- Imagination -- Confession -- Le sporting-club de Monte Carlo (for Lena Horne) -- Some days (for Paula) -- Conundrum (on my birthday) (for Rico) -- Christmas carol -- A lady like landscapes (for Simone Signoret) -- Guilt, Desire and Love -- Death is easy (for Jefe) -- Mirrors (for David) -- A Lover's Question -- Inventory/On Being 52 -- Amen -- Other Poems -- Gypsy -- Song for the Shepard Boy -- For A. -- For EARL -- Untitled -- BALLAD (for Yoran). |
| Summary |
"This new collection presents James Baldwin the poet, including all nineteen poems from Jimmy's Blues, as well as all the poems from a limited-edition volume called Gypsy, of which only 325 copies were ever printed and which was in production at the time of his death. Known for his relentless honesty and startlingly prophetic insights on issues of race, gender, class, and poverty, Baldwin is just as enlightening and bold in his poetry as in his famous novels and essays. The poems range from the extended dramatic narratives of 'Staggerlee wonders' and 'Gypsy' to the lyrical beauty of 'Some days, ' which has been set to music and interpreted by such acclaimed artists as Audra McDonald. Nikky Finney's introductory essay reveals the importance, relevance, and rich rewards of these little-known works"--Jacket. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Social conditions -- Poetry.
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Oppression (Psychology) -- Poetry.
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Homosexuality -- Poetry.
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Interpersonal relations -- Poetry.
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Poverty -- Poetry.
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00799698
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Homosexuality. (OCoLC)fst00959755
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Interpersonal relations. (OCoLC)fst00977397
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Oppression (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst01046613
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Poverty. (OCoLC)fst01074093
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Poetry, American.
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
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Poetry.
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| Added Author |
Finney, Nikky.
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| Added Title |
Poems. Selections
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| ISBN |
9780807084861 (paperback ; acid-free paper) |
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0807084867 (paperback ; acid-free paper) |
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9780807084878 (ebook) |
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0807084875 (ebk.) |
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