Outlandish blues
(Book)
Published
Middletown, Conneticut : Wesleyan University Press, 2003.
Format
Book
ISBN
0819565830, 9780819565839, 0819565849, 9780819565846
Physical Desc
ix, 50 pages ; 23 cm
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Millhopper Branch - Adult Non-Fiction | 811.6 JEF 2003 | Reshelving |
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Published
Middletown, Conneticut : Wesleyan University Press, 2003.
Language
English
ISBN
0819565830, 9780819565839, 0819565849, 9780819565846
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Fierce and sensual, the poems in Outlandish Blues merge everyday speech with a shimmering lyricism and burst from the page into song. Honorée Fanonne Jeffers sees the blues, what she terms the "shared blue notes,'' as an important intersection between the secular and the divine, and between the various African American vernacular traditions, from spirituals to jazz. Part Nina Simone, part Bessie Smith, her poems are filled with a sweaty honesty, moving from the personal to the collective experience. This movement is often accomplished using personae, concentrated here in a stunning series of poems on the Biblical figures of Hagar and Sarah. Whether about a contemporary domestic scene, a slave ship, or Aretha Franklin, these are poems that speak to the soul of experience.--,Provided by publisher.
Awards
Winner of the Harper Lee Award (2018)
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jeffers, H. F. (2003). Outlandish blues . Wesleyan University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne, 1967-. 2003. Outlandish Blues. Wesleyan University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne, 1967-. Outlandish Blues Wesleyan University Press, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne. Outlandish Blues Wesleyan University Press, 2003.
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