| Description |
143 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-140). |
| Contents |
Fox trot Fridays -- All souls' -- "I have been a stranger in a strange land" -- Fox trot Fridays -- Ta ta cha cha -- Quick -- Brown -- Fox -- Heart to heart -- Cozy apologia -- Soprano -- Two for the Montrose drive-in -- Meditation at fifty yards, moving target -- American smooth -- Not welcome here -- The castle walk -- The passage -- Noble sissle's horn -- Alfonzo prepares to go over the top -- La Chapelle. 92nd Division. Ted -- Variation on reclamation -- The return of Lieutenant James Reese Europe -- Ripont -- Twelve chairs -- Blues in half-tones, 3/4 time -- Chocolate -- Bolero -- Hattie McDaniel arrives at the coconut grove -- Samba summer -- Blues in half-tones, 3/4 time -- Describe yourself in three words or less -- The seven veils of Salome? -- From your valentine -- Rhumba -- The sisters: swansong -- Evening primrose -- Reverie in open air -- Sic itur ad astra -- Count to ten and we'll be there -- Eliza, age 10, Harlem -- Lullaby -- Driving through -- Desert backyard -- Desk dreams -- Now -- Against flight -- Looking up from the page, I am reminded of this mortal coil. |
| Subject |
National characteristics, American -- Poetry.
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African Americans -- Poetry.
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| ISBN |
0393327442 paperback |
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9780393327441 paperback |
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