The first and last poems in the collection are explicitly devoted to Moten's mother; the others relate more obliquely to her life and legacy. They invoke performers, writers, artists, and thinkers including not only James Baldwin, Roland Barthes, Frederick Douglass, Billie Holiday, Audre Lorde, Charlie Parker, and Cecil Taylor, but also contemporary scholars of race, affect, and queer theory. The book concludes with an interview conducted by Charles Henry Rowell, the editor of the journal "Callaloo." Rowell elicits Moten's thoughts on the relation of his poetry to theory, music, and African American vernacular culture.
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The first and last poems in the collection are explicitly devoted to Moten's mother; the others relate more obliquely to her life and legacy. They invoke performers, writers, artists, and thinkers including not only James Baldwin, Roland Barthes, Frederick Douglass, Billie Holiday, Audre Lorde, Charlie Parker, and Cecil Taylor, but also contemporary scholars of race, affect, and queer theory. The book concludes with an interview conducted by Charles Henry Rowell, the editor of the journal "Callaloo." Rowell elicits Moten's thoughts on the relation of his poetry to theory, music, and African American vernacular culture.
Imprint | Duke University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Refiguring American Music |
Release date | 2010 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2010 |
Authors | Fred Moten |
Dimensions | 236 x 157 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Cloth over boards |
Pages | 128 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8223-4684-5 |
Barcode | 9780822346845 |
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LSN | 0-8223-4684-2 |