| Branches of the Tree of Life: The Collected Poems of Abiodun Oyewole, 1969-2013 Contributor(s): Oyewole, Abiodun (Author), David, Gabrielle (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1940939038 ISBN-13: 9781940939032 Publisher: 2leaf Press OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - African American - Poetry | American - African American |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 2013953940 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6" W x 9" (0.89 lbs) 274 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: BRANCHES OF THE TREE OF LIFE is the first comprehensive volume of poems by Abiodun Oyewole, many of them never before published. Oyewole's poems are powerful, often political, always lyrical and profoundly moving. Over the course of his forty-year career and his long affiliation with The Last Poets, Oyewole is one of several poets credited for liberating American poetry by creating open, vocal, spontaneous, energetic and uncensored vernacular verse that paved the way for spoken word and Hip Hop. Using the spiritual, the sacred and the mystical, Oyewole often turns to the tree as a symbol of change and growth. His poetry re-branches into different directions, becoming grandeur in its proportions, and more complexly diversified in its structure. BRANCHES OF THE TREE OF LIFE is a living testament to a stunning career that confirms Abiodun Oyewole's place at the forefront of poetic achievement. |
Contributor Bio(s): David, Gabrielle: - GABRIELLE DAVID is the publisher of 2Leaf Press, an imprint of the Intercultural Alliance of Artists & Scholars, Inc. (IAAS), a NY-based nonprofit organization that promotes multicultural literature and literacy, of which she serves as executive director. She is also editor-in-chief of the award-winning quarterly, phati'tude Literary Magazine. Her poetry and essays have appeared in the Paterson Literary Review, Journal of New Jersey Poets, AIM Magazine, and the Huffington Post, and she recently co-edited the poetry collections, Obatala's Bugalu by Jaime "Shaggy" Flores (South of Harlem Libros, 2013) and Hey Yo! Yo Soy! 40 Years of Nuyorican Street Poetry by Jesus Papoleto Melendez (2Leaf Press, 2012). www.gabrielledavid.comOyewole, Abiodun: - ABIODUN OYEWOLE is a poet, teacher, and founding member of the American music and spoken-word group the Last Poets, which laid the groundwork for the emergence of Hip-Hop. Over the years, Oyewole has collaborated on more than a dozen albums and several books. He travels around the world, performing poetry and teaching workshops. www.abiodunoyewole.com |