{"product_id":"conversations-with-lenard-d-moore-paperback","title":"Conversations with Lenard D. Moore - 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\u003eJohn Zheng\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown internationally for his Japanese-style poetry, Lenard D. Moore (b. 1958) has published eight poetry collections over the course of his career. Moore has distinguished himself especially in such forms as jazz poetry, haiku, tanka, renga, sequence, and haibun, expressing moments of aesthetic delight as well as a voice enriched with African American culture. \u003ci\u003eConversations with Lenard D. Moore\u003c\/i\u003e is a fundamental collection of sixteen interviews with the esteemed writer and former president of the Haiku Society of America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo Moore, jazz is a joyful celebration of American life and culture. The impacts of such great jazz musicians as Max Roach, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, and Ray Charles are clear in his poetry. The conversations collected here lead the reader into Moore's creative mind, demonstrating his fusion of African American music, culture, and history into poetry, especially his jazz poetry, jazzku, and bluesku. In interviews that range from 1995 to 2023, Moore reveals his capabilities and responsibilities as a contemporary poet, professor, mentor, editor, and organizer. This volume serves as an indispensable source for writers and readers of poetry and African American literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Zheng \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of English at Mississippi Valley State University and editor of \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Haiku: Cultural Visions\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Other World of Richard Wright: Perspectives on His Haiku\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eConversations with Jerry W. Ward Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Conversations with Dana Gioia\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Conversations with Sterling Plumpp\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eConversations with Gish Jen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eall published by University Press of Mississippi\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47190887727353,"sku":"9781496853950","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/I7pXMmYj479781496853950.webp?v=1767887998","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/conversations-with-lenard-d-moore-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}