| Description |
xii, 91 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Originally published by Cypher Books in 2010. |
| Summary |
"The feel of now lives in John Murillo's Up Jump the Boogie, but it's tempered by bows to the tradition of soulful music and oral poetry. The lived dimensions embodied in this collection say that here's an earned street knowledge and a measured intellectual inquiry that dare to live side by side, in one unique voice. The pages of Up Jump the Boogie breathe and sing; the tributes and cultural nods are heartfelt, and in these honest poems no one gets off the hook."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
I.Ode to the Crossfader -- Practicing Fade-Aways -- The Corner -- Hustle -- At the Metro -- Santayana, the Muralist -- Sherman Ave. Love Poem -- Enter the Dragon -- 1989 -- Renegades of Funk -- II.Up Jump the Boogie, or George Clinton Counsels the Creative Writing Student -- The Poet Laureate -- Monster Boy -- Variation On a Theme By Eazy E -- November 26, 1980 -- Dream Fragment With a Shot Clock and Whistles In It -- How To Split a Cold One -- Sin Verguenza -- Trouble Man -- III.Flowers for Etheridge -- IV.Miralo -- The Prisoner's Wife -- Stolen Starlight Lounge Sutra -- Soon I'll Be Loving You Again -- Round Midnight -- For the Good Times -- The Juju -- Second Line -- Song. |
| Subject |
American poetry -- 21st century.
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American poetry. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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2000-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Poetry.
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Poetry.
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| Added Title |
Poems. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2019038685
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| ISBN |
9781945588501 (trade paperback) |
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1945588500 |
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