{"product_id":"leadbelly-poems","title":"Leadbelly: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It is exhilarating to be invited into a world so large and muscular, so rooted in history, a world where so much is at stake.\"--Brigit Pegeen Kelly, National Poetry Series judge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA biography in poems, \u003ci\u003eleadbelly\u003c\/i\u003e examines the life and times of the legendary blues musician from a variety of intimate perspectives and using a range of innovative poetic forms. A collage of song, culture, and circumstance, alive and speaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTyehimba Jess\u003c\/b\u003e' numerous awards include fellowships from the NEA and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. A native of Detroit, he is a proud alumnus of the Chicago Green Mill Slam teams and Cave Canem. His first nonfiction book is \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Pride: Celebrating our Achievements, Contributions, and Enduring Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e (Citadel Press, 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\r","brand":"Tyehimba Jess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44443371438316,"sku":"9780974635330","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780974635330.jpg?v=1708842650","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/leadbelly-poems","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}