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More copies of this ISBNCommunion Signed Editionby Primus St John
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Poetry. African American Studies. COMMUNION combines new poems with three out-of-print books that display St. John's mastery of both the brief lyric and longer narrative, such as his acclaimed epic poem Dreamer. In his highly inventive poetic exploration of slavery — revised and republished here — his subject is John Newton, the sea captain and slave trader who wrote the hymn Amazing Grace. As St. John has noted elsewhere, I am interested in how people survive the physical and ideological violence intended to subdue and destroy them. In my work I try to be as comfortable with anger as I am with tenderness. One of the five artists who inaugurated the NEA'S Poets in the Schools program, St. John has received wide recognition for his poetry, including a reading on National Public Radio, an Oregon Book Award for Poetry, and a nomination for the American Book Award. Synopsis:A distinctive and accessible breakout collection which explores family, history, sexuality, and African-American identity. Synopsis:Raised in New York City by West Indian grandparents, Primus St. John absorbed a deep sense of family and social history — two recurrent themes throughout his poetry. Stylistically wide-ranging, Communion is, quite simply, St. John's breakout collection. It gathers poems from three out-of-print volumes together with the long, chilling narrative, "Dreamer, " which explores our heritage of slavery and the notorious Middle Passage.<P>"These poems are full of surprise; the narratives collapse and sing, the lyrics rise and fall; spoken utterance sings; plain epistles dive into nature, rise in transcendence ..." Michael Harper What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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