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Soul Looks Back in Wonder

Author Various
Edited by Tom Feelings
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"The selections are uniformly uplifting, with affirming messages about the heritage, strength and dreams of African Americans."—Publishers Weekly

In this compelling collection, thirteen major poets rise in response to the dazzling vistas and emotionally vivid portraits of award-winning artist Tom Feelings.

A unique and moving collaboration that celebrates the sustaining spirit of African creativity, this collection includes poetry by:
Maya Angelou
Lucille Clifton
Alexis De Veaux
Mari Evans
Darryl Holmes
Langston Hughes
Rashidah Ismaili
Haki R. Madhubuti
Walter Dean Myers
Mwatabu Okantah
Eugene B. Redmond
Askia M. Touré
Margaret Walker
 

 
The improbable life story of Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) included a peculiarly gothic childhood in Ireland during which he was successively abandoned by his mother, his father and his guardian; two decades in the United States, where he worked as a journalist and was sacked for marrying a former slave; and a long period in Japan, where he married a Japanese woman and wrote about Japanese society and aesthetics for a Western readership. His ghost stories, which were drawn from Japanese folklore and influenced by Buddhist beliefs, appeared in collections throughout the 1890s and 1900s. He is a much celebrated figure in Japan. View titles by Various
  • WINNER
    Coretta Scott King Awards

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"The selections are uniformly uplifting, with affirming messages about the heritage, strength and dreams of African Americans."—Publishers Weekly

In this compelling collection, thirteen major poets rise in response to the dazzling vistas and emotionally vivid portraits of award-winning artist Tom Feelings.

A unique and moving collaboration that celebrates the sustaining spirit of African creativity, this collection includes poetry by:
Maya Angelou
Lucille Clifton
Alexis De Veaux
Mari Evans
Darryl Holmes
Langston Hughes
Rashidah Ismaili
Haki R. Madhubuti
Walter Dean Myers
Mwatabu Okantah
Eugene B. Redmond
Askia M. Touré
Margaret Walker
 

 

Author

The improbable life story of Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) included a peculiarly gothic childhood in Ireland during which he was successively abandoned by his mother, his father and his guardian; two decades in the United States, where he worked as a journalist and was sacked for marrying a former slave; and a long period in Japan, where he married a Japanese woman and wrote about Japanese society and aesthetics for a Western readership. His ghost stories, which were drawn from Japanese folklore and influenced by Buddhist beliefs, appeared in collections throughout the 1890s and 1900s. He is a much celebrated figure in Japan. View titles by Various

Awards

  • WINNER
    Coretta Scott King Awards

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