Title: The muse is music
Description: "This wide-ranging, ambitiously interdisciplinary study traces jazz's influence on African American poetry from the Harlem Renaissance to contemporary spoke word poetry." -- Back cover
Subjects: African Americans in literature, History and criticism, Rhythm, Music and literature, Jazz musicians in literature, Intellectual life, Jazz in literature, English language, American poetry, African American authors, African American musicians in literature, African Americans, History, American poetry, history and criticism, 20th century, American poetry, african american authors, history and criticism, African americans, intellectual life, English language, rhyme, English language, rhythm
Time periods: 20th century