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Author Eisen-Martin, Tongo, author.

Title Heaven is all goodbyes / Tongo Eisen-Martin.

Publication Info. San Francisco : City Lights Books, [2017]
©2017

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  PS3605.I8275 A6 2017    Available  ---
Description 134 pages ; 16 cm.
Series Pocket poets series ; Number 61
Pocket poets series ; no. 61.
Summary "The much-awaited second book by a truly revolutionary poet, in the lineage of Gil Scott Heron, Allen Ginsberg, Audre Lorde"-- Provided by publisher.
"This is truly revolutionary poetry. From the corner store to the dilapidated school, from the alleys between downtown office buildings to the prison, voices that have been through too much to care and yet still struggle on, relate the post-industrial U.S. Black experience. A vortex of images, observations, inspired leaps and free associations spill forth from a choir living in oppression and transience, invisible to and dismissive of the mainstream bourgeoisie. Moments of political and spiritual convergence, gangsterism and revolution, surrealism and blunt materiality are captured in the music of metaphor and pure intention. A modern-day Mystic, a true Seer, the depth of the poet's own humanity is rooted in every line, creating a liberated space for pain and beauty through a healing love for his people"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject African Americans -- Poetry.
African Americans.
Genre/Form Poetry.
Subject POETRY / American / African American.
Genre/Form Poetry.
Added Title Poems. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2017030100
ISBN 9780872867451 (softcover)
0872867455 (softcover)