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Product Identifiers

PublisherCurbstone Press

ISBN-101880684276

ISBN-139781880684276

eBay Product ID (ePID)717865

Product Key Features

Book TitleStreet Smarts

Number of Pages56 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1996

TopicGeneral

GenrePoetry

AuthorDevorah Major

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight11.7 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN96-002124

Reviews"Each poem is like a musical composition, flowing with melody and resonance. Never caustic, sometimes playful, occasionally echoing with longing and melancholy, Major's work demonstrates a dynamic range of tonality and emotion." -- The Bay Guardian, "Each poem is like a musical composition, flowing with melody and resonance. Never caustic, sometimes playful, occasionally echoing with longing and melancholy, Major's work demonstrates a dynamic range of tonality and emotion." --The Bay Guardian, "...engaging and direct...Major...has a finely tuned ear that perfectly captures the idiom of the street...Recommended." --Library Journal, "...engaging and direct...Major...has a finely tuned ear that perfectly captures the idiom of the street...Recommended." -- Library Journal, "STREET SMARTS bridges the gap between past and future, and Major's powerful, musical language and subtle, wry wit make her poetry immediately accessible to readers." --MultiCultural Review, "STREET SMARTS bridges the gap between past and future, and Major's powerful, musical language and subtle, wry wit make her poetry immediately accessible to readers." -- MultiCultural Review

Table Of Contentshine kapow fillmo'e street woman "i just want to party all the time..." mixed breed altering anatomy rape as it relates to incest cracker jacks "what we gonna do 'bout dem youth?" newscast zamani ice chips partying with the snow queen tones getting past it one way to answer the question c.p. time or why you always got to wait for the show to start interracial the wall treasure hunting considerations marginal news - october 1993 men and dogs on being a poet calling names or why i like it when he purrs and calls me baby

SynopsisIn street smarts , devorah major explores the hardships of life on the streets, the damage that is done there, and strategies for survival. Hers is a powerful, affirmative voice that is joyful and proud., A stunning new voice in African-American poetry, Devorah Major in street smarts explores the hardships of life in the streets, the damage that is done there, and the strategies for survival. Hers is a powerful, affirmative voice that is joyful and proud.

LC Classification NumberPS3563.A3915S77 1996