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Turn It Up! : Music in Poetry from Jazz to Hip-Hop by Stephen Cramer (2020, Trade Paperback)

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Turn It Up! Th contains 88 poets in all (the number of keys on a piano) and is split into three sections: poems about jazz, poems about blues and rock, and poems about hip-hop. How can one pin down an invisible craft like music with the more absolute definitions of language?.

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PublisherGreen Pharmacy Writers Press

ISBN-101950584321

ISBN-139781950584321

eBay Product ID (ePID)13038551492

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Book TitleTurn It Up! : Music in Poetry from Jazz to Hip-Hop

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2020

TopicAmerican / African American, Anthologies (Multiple Authors)

GenrePoetry

AuthorStephen Cramer

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight18.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal811.509357

SynopsisTurn It Up! Music in Poetry from Jazz to Hip-Hop , edited by Stephen Cramer, is a vibrant anthology of 400 pages, including poems by everyone from Langston Hughes, Allen Ginsberg, and Rita Dove to Yusef Komunyakaa, Kim Addonizio, Kevin Young, and Danez Smith. The book contains 88 poets in all (the number of keys on a piano) and is split into three sections: poems about jazz, poems about blues and rock, and poems about hip-hop. The now famous quote -- writing about music is like dancing about architecture -- has been attributed to everyone from Theolonious Monk to Frank Zappa to Elvis Costello. How can one pin down an invisible craft like music with the more absolute definitions of language? Well, the poets in Turn It Up! , responding to everyone from Louis Armstrong to the Rolling Stones to Public Enemy, prove that it can be done, and done in style., Turn It Up Music in Poetry from Jazz to Hip-Hop, edited by Stephen Cramer, is a vibrant anthology of 400 pages, including poems by everyone from Langston Hughes, Allen Ginsberg, and Rita Dove to Yusef Komunyakaa, Kim Addonizio, Kevin Young, and Danez Smith. The book contains 88 poets in all (the number of keys on a piano) and is split into three sections: poems about jazz, poems about blues and rock, and poems about hip-hop. The now famous quote -- writing about music is like dancing about architecture -- has been attributed to everyone from Theolonious Monk to Frank Zappa to Elvis Costello. How can one pin down an invisible craft like music with the more absolute definitions of language? Well, the poets in Turn It Up , responding to everyone from Louis Armstrong to the Rolling Stones to Public Enemy, prove that it can be done, and done in style. Billy Collins has written of the anthology, "The two Venn Diagram circles containing readers of poetry and avid music lovers overlap greatly. With Turn it Up Stephen Cramer has assembled a rich and varied anthology, which celebrates that common ground. Welcome to a delightful, action-packed collection no matter which circle you occupy."

LC Classification NumberPS310.J39T87 2020