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<p>A volume in the Poets on Poetry series, which collects critical works by contemporary poets, gathering together the articles, interviews, and book reviews by which they have articulated the poetics of a new generation.</p> <p>Elizabeth Alexander is considered one of the country's most gifted contemporary poets, and the publication of her essays in <i>The Black Interior</i> in 2004 established her as an astute critic and cultural commentator as well. Arnold Rampersad has called Alexander "one of the brightest stars in our literary sky . . . a superb, invaluable commentator on the American scene." In this new collection of her essays, reviews, and interviews, Alexander again focuses on African American artistic production, particularly poetry, and the cultural contexts in which it is created and experienced.</p> <p>The book's first section, "Black Arts 101," takes up the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar, Sterling Brown, Lucille Clifton, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Rita Dove (among others); artist Romare Bearden; dancer Bill T. Jones; and dramatist August Wilson. A second section, "Black Feminist Thinking," provides engaging meditations ranging from "My Grandmother's Hair" and "A Very Shor

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Author

Elizabeth Alexander

Publisher

The University of Michigan Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780472069378

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Poetry

Rating

4 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14