{"product_id":"selected-poems-of-calvin-c-calvin-c-hernton-9780819500359","title":"Selected Poems of Calvin C. Hernton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive guide to a major African American poet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume promises to be the definitive guide to Calvin C. Hernton's unparalleled poetic career, re-introducing readers to a major voice in American poetry. Hernton was a cofounder of the Umbra Poets Workshop; a participant in the Black Arts Movement, R. D. Laing's Kingsley Hall, and the Antiuniversity of London; and a teacher at Oberlin College who counted amongst his friends bell hooks, Toni Morrison, and Odetta. As a pioneer in the field of Black Studies, Hernton developed a theoretical and practical pedagogy with lasting impact on generations of students. He may be best known as an anti-sexist sociologist, following in the footsteps of W.E.B. Du Bois, but Hernton viewed himself, above all, as a poet. This volume includes a generous selection of Hernton's previously published poems, from classics like the often anthologized \"The Distant Drum\" to the visionary epic \u003ci\u003eThe Coming of Chronos to \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e House of Nightsong, \u003c\/i\u003e reprinted in full for the first time since 1964, alongside uncollected and unpublished material from the Calvin C. Hernton papers at Ohio University, a new critical introduction, and detailed notes, chronology, and bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[sample poem]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Distant Drum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am not a metaphor or symbol.\u003cbr\u003eThis you hear is not the wind in the trees.\u003cbr\u003eNor a cat being maimed in the street.\u003cbr\u003eI am being maimed in the street\u003cbr\u003eIt is I who weep, laugh, feel pain or joy.\u003cbr\u003eSpeak this because I exist.\u003cbr\u003eThis is my voice\u003cbr\u003eThese words are my words, my mouth\u003cbr\u003eSpeaks them, my hand writes.\u003cbr\u003eI am a poet.\u003cbr\u003eIt is my fist you hear beating\u003cbr\u003eAgainst your ear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Calvin C. Hernton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0819500356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780819500359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wesleyan University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Calvin C. Hernton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46136292573439,"sku":"9780819500359","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4697850-9ce3-41dc-9a2d-3951e6382b04.jpg?v=1726416249","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selected-poems-of-calvin-c-calvin-c-hernton-9780819500359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}