June Jordan is Professor of African American Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. Her many books include Haruko/Love Poems, Technical Difficulties, and IWas Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw The Sky.LaurenMuller is a graduate student in the English Department at the University of California at Berkeley. She has taught with June Jordan for four years.
"This celebration of "explorative" poetry as a communal, oral art
form is an easy-to-use, timely reference for community college,
public libraries and writers' centers." -- Library Journal
"June Jordan's Poetry for the People: A RevolutionaryBlueprint does
for would-be writers what The Anarchist'sCookbook did for the
neophyte bomb-makers. This step-by-step guide . . . explains how to
teach, write, critique, perform, advertise, and publish poetry. The
book essentially dusts poetry off and puts it in hip, new '90s
threads--and shows what a tremendous difference a good teacher can
make." -- Washington City Paper
". . . a handbook that serves the interests of poetry and
community. . . . may this good and useful book find its way into
the hands of anyone who cares about poetry and its future." --
Oregonian
". . . documents the history of this unique workshop and reading
collective of the University of California at Berkeley. . . . this
freewheeling guidebook looks at poetry as a populist, highly
diverse activity." -- Publishers Weekly
"Poetry does matter and does have relevence where it matters, in
our homes and in our hearts. Jordan's manual is a step in the right
direction towards restoring poetry to the altars of our personal
lives. It matters more than ever, especially here and now." -- Joy
Harjo
"This is a book of life: of energy, passion and hard, hands-on work
in the name of poetry and of community. 'Without fear of being
happy,' June Jordan, master poet-teacher, and her students offer
this practical guide, inspiration and invitation to people and
poets everywhere." -- Adrienne Rich
"How can students find a voice and the vulnerability and courage to
proclaim it to the world we live in? Poetryfor the People looks
beyond canonized poets to find specific languages that speak to
young Americans. Poetryfor the People gives us guidelines for
intelligent criticism and shows us how to rouse activist enthusiasm
beyond the classroom." -- Allen Ginsberg
"This celebration of "explorative" poetry as a communal, oral art
form is an easy-to-use, timely reference for community college,
public libraries, and writers' centers." -- Library Journal
"This celebration of "explorative" poetry as a communal, oral
art form is an easy-to-use, timely reference for community college,
public libraries and writers' centers." -- Library
Journal
"June Jordan's Poetry for the People: A
RevolutionaryBlueprint does
for would-be writers what The
Anarchist'sCookbook did for
the neophyte bomb-makers. This step-by-step guide . . . explains
how to teach, write, critique, perform, advertise, and publish
poetry. The book essentially dusts poetry off and puts it in hip,
new '90s threads--and shows what a tremendous difference a good
teacher can make." -- Washington City
Paper
". . . a handbook that serves the interests of poetry and
community. . . . may this good and useful book find its way into
the hands of anyone who cares about poetry and its future." --
Oregonian
". . . documents the history of this unique workshop and reading
collective of the University of California at Berkeley. . . . this
freewheeling guidebook looks at poetry as a populist, highly
diverse activity." -- Publishers
Weekly
"Poetry does matter and does have relevence where it matters, in
our homes and in our hearts. Jordan's manual is a step in the right
direction towards restoring poetry to the altars of our personal
lives. It matters more than ever, especially here and now." -- Joy
Harjo
"This is a book of life: of energy, passion and hard, hands-on work
in the name of poetry and of community. 'Without fear of being
happy,' June Jordan, master poet-teacher, and her students offer
this practical guide, inspiration and invitation to people and
poets everywhere." -- Adrienne Rich
"How can students find a voice and the vulnerability and courage to
proclaim it to the world we live in?
Poetryfor the
People looks beyond canonized poets to find specific
languages that speak to young Americans.
Poetryfor the
People gives us guidelines for intelligent criticism
and shows us how to rouse activist enthusiasm beyond the
classroom." -- Allen Ginsberg
"This celebration of "explorative" poetry as a communal, oral art
form is an easy-to-use, timely reference for community college,
public libraries, and writers' centers." -- Library
Journal
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