Dead on arrival
Subtitle: poems
By: by Jaki Shelton ; cover photograph by Ralph Barnette ; design by David Southern
Publisher: Carolina Wren Press
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Carrboro, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 61
Description: "When it first appeared, Dead on Arrival announced the emergence of a strong new voice in African - American verse. Fresh and unadorned, these poems were deeply rooted in Jaki Shelton Green's own life and family. It quickly sold out, and an augmented seconde edition was published in 1983. Over the past decade, as Green's audience has grown, Dead on Arrival sold out again, and both editions have become collector's items. Carolina Wren is pleased to reissue Dead on Arrival so that new readers may now see the development of Green's voice over two decades of poetic achievement."--NEWER EDITION.
Table of contents: title: Purpose --; title: TODAY is the same day as your yesterday --; title: midsummer dream or coming of the nemesis --; title: dust memories --; title: night queen inheriting the silence of night --; title: monday in november --; title: december --; title: note to a dark girl --; title: have committed --; title: if you can recognize death at birth --; title: dont see you often --; title: regret --; title: to young white boys who dont know --; title: you are loosening your hold --; title: HIPS --; title: A birthday tribute II --; title: overheard --; title: making my --; title: a man reaches out to me --; title: Revelations.