New and Collected Poems 1964-2007 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781568583419)

One of the founding fathers of multi-cultural studies, award-winning writer Ishmael Reed first came to the attention of the literary world as a poet, and despite success as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and recording artist, has never ceased to be a poet. He delves into spiritual and political waters with his own unexpected and uniquely powerful voice. New and Collected Poems, 1966-2006 captures four decades of Reed's inimitable verse, a visionary journey from Chattanooga to New York, from Africa to Oakland. In language that is pointed, innovative, and profound, Reed weaves politics and war with Yoruba and Jazz, and takes on American culture, from prejudice to Pepsi to George W. Bush. In this important and long-awaited volume -- the first poetry collection from the MacArthur fellow in nearly twenty years -- one of America's most esteemed and intrepid poets, whose "Beware Do Not Read This Poem" has been cited by Gale Research as one of about 20 poems most frequently studied in literature courses, shows why Reed has helped define our cultural forefront from the '60s to today.

Author: Ishmael Reed
ISBN-10: 1568583419
ISBN-13: 9781568583419
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 07/26/2007
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.70w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 10/21/2007 pg. 20