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Furious flower : conversations with African American poets
- Summary
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A video anthology of African American poetry from 1960 to 1995. Black verse from the Harlem Renaissance through the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s is discussed and 25 noteable poets are introduce...
A video anthology of African American poetry from 1960 to 1995. Black verse from the Harlem Renaissance through the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s is discussed and 25 noteable poets are introduced and profiled. Included in this anthology are Rita Dove, Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni and Michael Harper.
Details
- Other Titles
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- Title on container: Furious flower : African American poetry, 1960-1995
- Title on cassette: Furious flowers poetry series
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- San Francisco : California Newsreel, 1998
- Physical Details
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- 4 videocassettes (369 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in
- OCLC
- ocm40946965
- Credits
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- Director/editor, John Hodges ; producer, Judith McCray
- "A facilitator's guide of the film is available in hard copy or on line"--California Newsreel website.
- v. 1. Elders : Samuel W. Allen, Mari Evans, Naomi Long Madgett, Alvin Aubert, Pinkie Gordon Lane -- v. 2. Warriors : Amiri Baraka, Haki R. Madhubuti, Kalamu ya Salaam, Sonia Sanchez, Eugene Redmond, Nikki Giovanni -- v. 3. Seers : Rita Dove, Toi Derricotte, Dolores Kendrick, Sherley Anne Williams, Gerald Barrax, E. Ethelbert Miller, Michael S. Harper -- v. 4. Initiates : Elizabeth Alexander, the Dark Room Collective
Subjects
- American poetry -- African American authors.
- Poetry -- History and criticism.
- African American poets.
- African American poets -- Interviews.
- African Americans -- Poetry.
- African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
- United States -- Poetry.
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.