{"product_id":"bum-rush-the-page-a-def-poetry-jam-paperback-1","title":"Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTony Medina\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLouis Reyes Rivera\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSonia Sanchez\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBum Rush the Page\u003c\/b\u003e is a groundbreaking collection, capturing the best new work from the poets who have brought fresh energy, life, and relevance to American poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Tony Medina, from the Introduction\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBum 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. \u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Tony Medina, from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony Medina is a poet, professor, activist, and author of ten books, including \u003cb\u003eDeShawn Days, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLove to Langston\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eRole Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature \u0026amp; Art\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLouis Reyes Rivera is a professor of Pan African, Caribbean, Puerto Rican, and African American history and literature. A noted poet and essayist, he is the recipient of more than twenty citations, including a Special Congressional Recognition Award for his work as an activist poet. Def Poetry Jam is a multimedia poetry project featuring live showcases and jams across the country, a website, and other projects aimed at bringing poetry to new audiences.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.14 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold Pen Awards (2002)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47354093863161,"sku":"9780609808405","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/sTo5PLf7s99780609808405_4b723ff8-7372-46f0-839d-49b1ad352599.webp?v=1769829157","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bum-rush-the-page-a-def-poetry-jam-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}