Get your ass in the water and swim like me
Subtitle: African American narrative poetry from oral tradition
By: [compiled by] Bruce Jackson.
Contributors: Jackson, Bruce, 1936-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
Subjects: Folk poetry, American; Toasts (African American folk poetry); Narrative poetry, American; American poetry -- African American authors; Oral tradition -- United States; African Americans -- Poetry
Genres: Poetry.
Description: "Originally published in 1974, this work is considered one of the great collections of black literature and folk poetry known as "toasts" - probably the only living form of oral narrative poetry in the U.S. which represent a vital genre of black folklore. Includes an audio CD"--Amazon.com description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-237) and indexes.