Blues Poems
By: selected and edited by Kevin Young.
Contributors: Young, Kevin.
Series: Everyman's Library pocket poets
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780375414589
Subjects: Blues (Music) -- Poetry.; African Americans -- Songs and music -- Poetry.; African Americans -- Songs and music -- Texts.; American poetry -- African American authors.; Blues (Music) -- Texts.; Music -- Poetry.; American poetry.
Genres: Poetry.; Texts.
Description: The blues-a musical tradition uniquely American-has had a powerful influence on American poets, and this scintillating anthology offers a richness of poetry as varied and vital as the music that inspired it.