-It is exhilarating to be invited into a world so large and muscular, so rooted in history, a world where so much is at stake.
---Brigit Pegeen Kelly, National Poetry Series judge A biography in poems, leadbelly examines the life and times of the legendary blues musician from a variety of intimate perspectives and using a range of innovative poetic forms.
A collage of song, culture, and circumstance, alive and speaking.
Tyehimba Jess' numerous awards include fellowships from the NEA and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown.
A native of Detroit, he is a proud alumnus of the Chicago Green Mill Slam teams and Cave Canem.
His first nonfiction book is African American Pride: Celebrating our Achievements, Contributions, and Enduring Legacy (Citadel Press, 2003).
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