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Title:

Furious flower : conversations with African American poets. Vol. 4, Initiates

Publisher:

California Newsreel,

Copyright Date:

1998

Description:

1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

American poetry--Afro-American authors.
American poetry--History and criticism.
Afro-American poets
Afro-American poets--Interviews.
Afro-Americans--Poetry.
Afro-Americans--Intellectual life--20th century.
United States--Intellectual life--20th century.

Other Authors:

Hodges, John.
McCray, Judith.
Gabbin, Joanne V.
Alexander, Elizabeth.
Ellis, Thomas Sayers.
Young, Kevin.
Strange, Sharan.
Jackson, Major.
Beatty, Vera L.
Keene, John, 1965-
Dark Room Collective.
California Newsreel (Firm)
Furious Flower Conference (1994: James Madison University)

Notes:

Originally presented at the Furious Flower Conference held September 29-October 1, 1994 at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Elizabeth Alexander and members of the Dark Room Collective: Thomas Sayers Ellis, Kevin Young, Sharan Strange, Major Jackson, Vera Beatty, John Keene.

Summary:

A four part video anthology of African American poetry from the 1940s to 1995 offering intimate portraits of leading poets reading and discussing their own works. Part 4 highlights the younger poets of the 1990s who represent the promise and diversity of Black poetry as it develops into the 21st century.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)41141421

Locations:

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)