num_pages: 128
description: “It is exhilarating to be invited into a world so large and muscular, so rooted in history, a world where so much is at stake.”—Brigit Pegeen Kelly, National Poetry Series judge A biography in poems, leadbelly examines the life and times of the legendary blues musician from a variety of intimate perspectives and using a range of innovative poetic forms. A collage of song, culture, and circumstance, alive and speaking. Tyehimba Jess ’ numerous awards include fellowships from the NEA and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. A native of Detroit, he is a proud alumnus of the Chicago Green Mill Slam teams and Cave Canem. His first nonfiction book is African American Celebrating our Achievements, Contributions, and Enduring Legacy (Citadel Press, 2003).
language: English
title: leadbelly
titlecomplete: leadbelly
genres: History, African American, Music, Read For School, Poetry, The United States Of America, Contemporary, Biography
ratings_count: 413
publisher: Wave Books