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She is also the author of a book of scholarly criticism, The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry: Race, Identity, and the Performance of Popular Verse in America (University of Michigan Press, 2009), which was the first scholarly monograph on the poetry slam and which focuses on African American performance in slam and spoken word poetry.
David Mura (born 1952) is an American author, poet, novelist, playwright, critic and performance artist [1] whose writings explore the themes of race, identity and history. In 2018, Mura has published a book on creative writing, A Stranger’s Journey: Race, Identity & Narrative Craft in Writing, in which he argues for a more inclusive and expansive definition of craft.
In the poem "Race", the reviewer said that "the constant anxiety of straddling two worlds leaves the subject isolated and dehumanized". [ 7 ] Emily Sterns describes McCallum's use of poetic tools, such as breaks and rhythm, to challenge the reader in the interpretation and understanding of feminism and race. [ 2 ]
It was first published in Hughes' first volume of poetry, The Weary Blues in 1926. This poem, along with other works by Hughes, helped define the Harlem Renaissance , a period in the early 1920s and '30s of newfound cultural identity for blacks in America who had discovered the power of literature, art, music, and poetry as a means of personal ...
Alexander was born in Harlem, New York City, and grew up in Washington, D.C. She is the daughter of former United States Secretary of the Army and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chairman Clifford Alexander Jr. [6] and Adele Logan Alexander, a professor of African-American women's history at George Washington University and writer.
Half-Caste" is a poem by Guyanese poet John Agard that looks at people's ideas and usage of the term "half-caste", a derogatory term for people of multiracial descent. The poem is included within Agard's 2005 collection of the same name, in which he explores a range of issues affecting black and mixed-race identity in the UK. The poem is ...
The book examines issues of sexual orientation, feminism, race and trans identity. It describes new culture wars playing out in workplaces, universities, schools and homes in the names of social justice, identity politics and intersectionality. [1] The book is an attempt to counter the prevailing views on sexuality, gender, and race.
Quraysh Ali Lansana (born Ron Myles [1] September 13, 1964, Enid, Oklahoma) [2] is an American poet, book editor, civil rights historian, and professor. [3] [4] [5] He has authored 20 books in poetry, nonfiction and children’s literature.