Jayne Cortez (1936–2012)
Author of Coagulations : new and selected poems
About the Author
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Works by Jayne Cortez
In a Stream of Ink {poem} 1 copy
Associated Works
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature {2nd edition} (2003) — Contributor, some editions — 282 copies, 2 reviews
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song (2020) — Contributor — 237 copies, 4 reviews
No More Masks: An Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Women Poets (1993) — Contributor, some editions — 226 copies, 3 reviews
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient Egyptian to the Present (1992) — Contributor — 186 copies
From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas 1900-2002 (2002) — Contributor — 182 copies
In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry (1994) — Contributor — 107 copies
Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep: An Anthology of Poetry by African Americans Since 1945 (1994) — Contributor — 97 copies
Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry (2013) — Contributor — 49 copies
Life is a killer [sound recording] — Contributor — 2 copies
In a Stream of Ink — Contributor — 2 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1936-05-10
- Date of death
- 2012-12-28
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- poet
activist - Awards and honors
- American Book Award (1980)
Langston Hughes Award - Relationships
- Coleman, Ornette (husband, divorced)
Coleman, Denardo (son)
Edwards, Melvin (husband) - Cause of death
- heart failure
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Fort Huachuca, Arizona, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Dakar, Senegal
Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA - Place of death
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
If I could use prose to explain to you the mind-blowing, brain-bending power of some of these verses, then we wouldn't need poetry. Some things can't be adequately said in straight-line sentences marching into paragraphs. Some people use movement or music (or painting or poetry) to convey the otherwise unspeakable. Jayne Cortez does that in many of the verses collected here. This is an anthology of sorts, collecting new pieces along with gems from earlier publications dating back to the show more 1970s. It has inspired me to be sure to go back and read all of those previous books. And again I say that I cannot, other than by sharing the poems themselves, adequately inform you about them. You'll just have to read them yourself. I suggest that you do. show less
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Statistics
- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 18
- Members
- 148
- Popularity
- #140,179
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 17