SOLDIER: A POET'S CHILDHOOD
Jordan, June
Published by Civitas Books, 2000. Signed by the author on the title page. / FINE in a FINE unclipped dustjacket. 261pp. Scarce signed.
Soldier: A Poet’s Childhood (2000). Jordan’s searing description of learning to be a “good little soldier” under the severe tutelage of her father who drove her to be strong and smart, to appreciate beauty, but often at the cost of a beating, is told in the voice of a child.
From the author: “I wanted to honor my father, first of all, and secondly, I wanted people to pay attention to a little girl who is gifted intellectually and creative ...My father was very intense, passionate and over-the-top. He was my hero and my tyrant.”
June Millicent Jordan (July 9, 1936 – June 14, 2002) was an American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist. Jordan was inducted on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor within the Stonewall National Monument in 2019.
