Title: Get your ass in the water and swim like me
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.
Subjects: Oral tradition, Toasts (African American folk poetry), American Narrative poetry, Poetry, American Folk poetry, American poetry, African American authors, African Americans, Music, Poetry, collections, American poetry, african american authors, LITERARY CRITICISM, Lyrik, Mündliche Überlieferung
Places: United States