| Description |
189 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"Song for Anninho, copyright 1988 by Gayl Jones; Song for Almeyda and Song for Anninho, copyright 2022 by Gayl Jones" -- title page verso. |
| Contents |
Song for Almeyda -- Song for Anninho. |
| Summary |
"Two epic poems, the love songs of fugitive slaves, set in 17th-century Brazil"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Biography |
"Gayl Jones was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1949. She received her bachelor of arts degree in English at Connecticut College and her master of arts and doctor of arts degrees, both in creative writing, at Brown university. She has taught at Wellesley College and the University of Michigan. Her critically acclaimed books include the novels Corregidora, Eva's Man, The Healing, Mosquito, and, most recently, Palmares, in which many of the characters in these poems appear"--Page [193]. |
| Subject |
Fugitive slaves -- Brazil -- History -- 17th century -- Poetry.
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Black people -- Brazil -- History -- 17th century -- Poetry.
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Love -- Poetry.
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Liberty -- Poetry.
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Quilombo dos Palmares (Brazil) -- Poetry.
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Quilombos -- Brazil -- Alagoas -- Poetry.
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Maroons in literature -- Poetry.
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry (DNLM)D055821
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Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
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Poetry.
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| Added Author |
Jones, Gayl.
Song for Anninho.
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| Added Title |
Poems. Selections
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Song for Anninho.
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| ISBN |
9780807029909 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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0807029904 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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9780807029923 (ebook) |
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