{"product_id":"leadbelly-poems-paperback-1","title":"Leadbelly: Poems - 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\u003eTyehimba Jess\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is exhilarating to be invited into a world so large and muscular, so rooted in history, a world where so much is at stake.\"--Brigit Pegeen Kelly, National Poetry Series judge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA biography in poems, \u003ci\u003eleadbelly\u003c\/i\u003e examines the life and times of the legendary blues musician from a variety of intimate perspectives and using a range of innovative poetic forms. A collage of song, culture, and circumstance, alive and speaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTyehimba Jess\u003c\/b\u003e' numerous awards include fellowships from the NEA and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. A native of Detroit, he is a proud alumnus of the Chicago Green Mill Slam teams and Cave Canem. His first nonfiction book is \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Pride: Celebrating our Achievements, Contributions, and Enduring Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e (Citadel Press, 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTyehimba Jess' numerous awards include an NEA Literature Fellowship, a Winter Fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center, and the 2001 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Poetry Award. A native of Detroit, Jess is a proud alumni of the Chicago Green Mill Slam teams and Cave Canem. His book, African American Pride, was published by Citadel Press in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 117\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350601089273,"sku":"9780974635330","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SUpSR2JoS2ExLzdpZE1MTlVZZ3RvZz09_9f2508cd-e223-429d-b187-bc133d781d57.webp?v=1769787093","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/leadbelly-poems-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}