When everything falls apart, June Jordan pulls it together in a poem, reminds us that "there is no chance that we fall apart" because "there is no chance, there are no parts." Her writing meets every conceivable moment with grace, humor, and a critical eye. Her desires encompass the world, undiluted, loving. "I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED GENOCIDE TO STOP." If you read no one else, read June.
— Heather D
Description
Affordable paperback of volume honored as one of Library Journal's "Poetry Books of the Year.
About the Author
June Jordan was born in Harlem. Her twenty-eight books include poetry, essays, and children's books. A beloved teacher and exuberant activist, she founded Poetry For the People, and was a regular columnist for The Progressive and a prolific writer whose articles appeared in The Village Voice, The New York Times, Ms., and Essence. She died of breast cancer in 2002.
