Living Room
by June Jordan
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"Her work is made of headlines-from Beirut, Atlanta, New Bedford, Soweto, & other sites of struggle & 'Neanderthal nostalgia.' It is informed writing, frequently at the scene, about people & events most of us see only on the evening news. She knows things, things we need to know, & she communicates them with the power & brilliance of a diamond drill." -New Directions for Women "June Jordan is a confrontational writer. Her struggle is against a history of oppression & this century's madnesses show more & atrocities. Her style is direct, her imagery cinematic rather than symbolistically elite." -The Women's Review of Books "Jordan writes morally urgent political poetry that deals with atrocities, gang rape, garroting, dismemberment, mass murder, starvation, nuclear war. Yet, interspersed throughout, we also find poems that poke fun or express tenderness." -Library Journal "June Jordan boldly calls attention to the real-life dramas that others choose to ignore on their way to newspaper comic strips & sports pages. She is the voice of the oppressed & the conscience of America." -Between Our Selves Living Room is the sixth of June Jordan's 15 books. Jordan is currently a Professor of English at the University of California at Berkeley. show lessTags
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June Jordan, Professor of African American Studies at U.C. Berkeley, was born in Harlem. Her eleven books of poetry include Kissing God Goodbye and Haruko/Love Poems. She was also the author of five children's books, a novel, three plays, a memoir, and five volumes of political essays, the most recent of which is Affirmative Acts. For more than show more ten years, she wrote a regular political column for The Progressive. She was the founder of Poetry for the People at U.C. Berkeley, where she received the Berkeley Citation for Distinguished Achievement. Among June Jordan's numerous honors were a Rockefeller grant, the PEN Center U.S.A. West Freedom to Write Award, and a Special United States Congressional Recognition for "outstanding contributions to literature, the civil rights movement, and in recognition of outstanding and invaluable service to the community." June Jordan died in Berkeley, California on June 14, 2002 show less
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