{"product_id":"catch-a-fire-a-cross-generational-anthology-of-contemporary-african-american-poetry-1998-1st-printing","title":"CATCH THE FIRE!!! A Cross Generational Anthology of Contemporary African-American Poetry (1998) 1st Printing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCatch the Fire: a Cross-Generation Anthology of Contemporary African-American Poetry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby Derrick Gilbert\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiverhead Books. 1998. Softcover. 1st Printing. 288pp. Text is clean, light rubbing only, small \"b\" on top text block, near crown of spine, Very Good+ or better. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfrican-American poetry is an ever-growing and ever-changing art form. in coffee houses and night clubs. from the blues and be-bop, to rap and hip-hop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCatch the Fire!!!\u003c\/span\u003e is more than a poetry anthology. It is a cultural event: the introduction of a new generation of African-American poets by an established generation, and a celebration of contemporary African-American poetry. Through the themes of family, the city, revolution, the body, and the soul, June Jordan, Amiri Baraka, Abiodun Oyewole (of the Last Poets), Ntozake Shange, and Sonia Sanchez discuss their own generation of poets and their thoughts about the emerging poets whose poems they are presenting here.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"duttyboukman.art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41316268408984,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3935\/8872\/products\/DSC_0468copy.jpg?v=1637177770","url":"https:\/\/duttyboukman.art\/products\/catch-a-fire-a-cross-generational-anthology-of-contemporary-african-american-poetry-1998-1st-printing","provider":"Dutty Boukman","version":"1.0","type":"link"}