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Title:

The future of black : Afrofuturism, black comics, and superhero poetry / edited by Len Lawson, Cynthia Manick, and Gary Jackson.

Publisher:

Blair,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xxi, 234 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 cm

Subject:

Poetry--Black authors.
American poetry--African American authors.
African American superheroes--Poetry.
Superheroes, Black--Poetry.
Afrofuturism--Poetry.
Black people in popular culture--Poetry.
African Americans in popular culture--Poetry.
Poetry--Collections.
African American superheroes.
Afrofuturism.
American poetry--African American authors.
Poetry--Black authors.
Superheroes, Black.
Poetry
poetry.
Poetry.
Poetry.
Poésie.

Other Authors:

Manick, Cynthia, editor.
Jackson, Gary (Poet), editor.
Lawson, Len, editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234).

Contents:

Man of steel -- More superheroes -- Black superheroes -- Black antiheroes -- Black pop culture -- Black history -- Video games & fantasy -- New origins -- New faith constructs -- Black women narratives -- Afrofuturism & speculative poetry.

Summary:

"A collection of more than 60 artists, writers, and poets imagining distant and not-so-distant future landscapes, reclaiming our histories, remixing established heroes and icons while creating new ones, and illustrating the everyday disasters and miracles of what it means to be Black today, tomorrow, and yesterday."--Page 4 of cover.

ISBN:

1949467678
9781949467673

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1252413352

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)