{"product_id":"the-future-of-black-afrofuturism-black-comics-and-superhero-poetry-paperback","title":"The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLen Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCynthia Manick\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe expansion of Marvel and DC Comics' characters such as Black Panther, Luke Cage, and Black Lightning in film and on television has created a proliferation of poetry in this genre-receiving wide literary and popular attention.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking collection highlights work from poets who have written verse within this growing tradition, including Terrance Hayes, Lucille Clifton, Gil Scott-Heron, A. Van Jordan, Glenis Redmond, Tracy K. Smith, Teri Ellen Cross Davis, Joshua Bennett, Douglas Kearney, Tara Betts, Frank X Walker, Tyree Daye, and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, the anthology will also feature the work of artists such as John Jennings and Najee Dorsey, showcasing their interpretations of superheroes, Black comic characters, Afrofuturistic images from the African diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eMissing You, Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e (Graywolf, 2010), which received the 2009 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. His poems have appeared in numerous literary journals including \u003ci\u003eCallaloo, Tin House, Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrab Orchard Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLen Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eChime\u003c\/i\u003e (Get Fresh Books, 2019), the chapbook \u003ci\u003eBefore the Night Wakes You\u003c\/i\u003e (Finishing Line Press, 2017), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eHand in Hand: Poets Respond to Race\u003c\/i\u003e (Muddy Ford Press, 2017). He has received fellowships from Tin House, Callaloo, Vermont Studio Center, and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. His website is www.lenlawson.co.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Manick\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBlue Hallelujahs\u003c\/i\u003e (Black Lawrence Press, 2016), which won the 2016 Lascaux Prize in Collected Poetry, and editor of \u003ci\u003eSoul Sister Revue: A Poetry Compilation\u003c\/i\u003e (Jamii Publishing, 2019). She has received fellowships from Cave Canem, Hedgebrook, and MacDowell Colony. Her website is www.cynthiamanick.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47813987500285,"sku":"9781949467673","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/mhBionXfxZ9781949467673.webp?v=1783586422","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-future-of-black-afrofuturism-black-comics-and-superhero-poetry-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}