| For My People Contributor(s): Walker, Margaret (Author), Benet, Stephen Vincent (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0300246404 ISBN-13: 9780300246407 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - African American |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Yale Younger Poets |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.3" W x 8.1" (0.15 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An exploration of race and heritage, For My People is the first book by poet and novelist Margaret Walker (1915-1998) and the 41st volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets Considered among the most important collections of poetry written by a participant in the Black Chicago Renaissance, For My People is a series of ballad poems with memorable characters, including the New Orleans sorceress Molly Means; Kissie Lee, a tough young woman who dies "with her boots on switching blades"; Poppa Chicken, an urban drug dealer and pimp; John Henry, killed by a ten-pound hammer; and Stagolee, who kills a white officer but eludes a lynch mob. The memorable title poem evokes the power of resilience not only for black people, but for all people. |