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Contemporary American Ethnic Poets Lives, Works, Sources
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Linda Cullum
Book Code: GR2484
ISBN: 0-313-32484-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32484-0
360 pages, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/2004
List Price: $65.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Discount Price: $45.50 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 30%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [E]ach poet is discussed in just enough detail for the work to serve as a good starting point for further research. Aimed at students and thus libraries that serve them.
    —Library Journal     July 2004
  • [F]or some poets, the essays in Cullum's guide will be one of the first scholarly analyses written about them. The guide includes a solid list of works and reference sources. An important acquisition for academic libraries. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and higher.
    —Choice     November 2004
  • [U]seful for high school and college libraries
    —Multicultural Review     Spring 2005
Description: Until recently, many of America's ethnic poets remained underrepresented in classrooms and literary anthologies. This volume, celebrating the lives and works of 75 significant poets, testifies to the power of poetry to change perspectives. These poets produce works that display the range of human experiences and expression, with an added element of intensity from being both American and ethnic.
This book presents the lives and literary contributions of famous and unfamiliar poets alike. Concise personal and professional information, including awards, covers such poets as:
  • Maya Angelou
  • N. Scott Momaday
  • Leslie Marmon Silko
  • Rita Dove
  • Gary Soto
  • Pat Mora
  • Derek Walcott
  • And more
    Readers are also introduced to the major works and thematic concerns of such lesser-known poets as Luci Tapahonso, Li-Young Lee, and Jimmy Santiago Baca. A dozen different ethnic backgrounds are represented, including Asian American, African American, Jewish American, American Indian, Latino/a, and Palestinian American. Full bibliographic information following each entry will help users locate the collections and anthologies where the cited poems can easily be found. Instead of having to turn to a number of different sources for information on diverse poets, users will find here a wealth of information to satisfy their individual needs and interests. Introduced with an inspiring essay on multi-cultural poetry, this multi-use guide follows standard A-to-Z reference format for direct access to all biographical and bibliographic content. Set up to aid librarians and educators, additional components allow users to search for information in a number of different ways. Readers interested in poets of a particular ethnicity will find two helpful guides: an appendix listing poets by ethnic background and a supplementary list of additional poets, not covered in the text, also organized by ethnicity. For student assignments, a thematic guide identifies which poets have written about important topics such as ancestry, nature, family, lesbianism, immigration, and internment. Whether used a collection development tool or a research guide, this valuable reference will earn its place on the reference shelf.
    • Table of Contents:
    • Acknowledgments
    • Introduction
    • Marjorie Agosin
    • Jack Agueros
    • Ai
    • Sherman Alexie
    • Paula Gunn Allen
    • Julia Alvarez
    • Maya Angelou
    • Gloria Anzaldua
    • Jimmy Santiago Baca
    • Imamu Amiri Barake
    • Beth Brant
    • Gwendolyn Brooks
    • Joseph Bruchac
    • Nick Carbo
    • Lorna Dee Cervantes
    • Diana Chang
    • Marilyn Chin
    • Sandra Cisneros
    • Lucille Clifton
    • Judith Ortiz Cofer
    • Wanda Coleman
    • Victor Hernandez Cruz
    • Enid Dame
    • Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
    • Rita Dove
    • Martin Espada
    • Mari Evans
    • Dana Gioia
    • Nikki Giovanni
    • Diane Glancy
    • Eamon Grennan
    • Jessica Hagedorn
    • Suheir Hammad
    • Joy Harjo
    • Linda Hogan
    • Garrett Hongo
    • Lawson Fusao Inada
    • June Jordan
    • Maurice Kenny
    • Galway Kinnell
    • Irena Klepfisz
    • Etheridge Knight
    • Yusef Komunyakaa
    • Tato Laviera
    • Li-Young Lee
    • Shirley Geok-Lin Lim
    • James Matseo
    • Czeslaw Milosz
    • Janice Mirikitari
    • N. Scott Momoday
    • Paul Muldoon
    • Pat Mora
    • David Mura
    • Marilyn Nelson
    • Duane Niatum
    • Naomi Shihab Nye
    • Simon J. Ortiz
    • Linda Pastan
    • Marge Piercy
    • Leroy V. Quintana
    • Ishmael Reed
    • Alberto Rios
    • Wendy Rose
    • Sonia Sanchez
    • Leslie Marmon Silko
    • Charles Simic
    • Cathy Song
    • Gary Soto
    • Gerald Stern
    • Mary TallMountain
    • Luci Tapahonso
    • Quincy Troupe
    • Jose Garcia Villa
    • Derek Walcott
    • Mitsuye Yamada
    • Poets by Ethnic Group
    • Thematic Index
    • Index
    • About the Contributors
    • Photograph Index and Credits
    LC Card Number: 2003064258
    LCC Class: PS153
    Dewey Class: 811
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