On Our Way; Poems of Pride and Love
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Publisher | : Alfred A. Knopf |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1974 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015047430122 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book On Our Way; Poems of Pride and Love written by and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was released on 1974 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In these twenty-two poems, black people speak out on pride and love--feelings about life and the futures. The talents of new young poets are combined with masterworks by Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, and others, resulting in a medley that carries the reader beyond the protest and anger of the 1960's into the 1970's--a time when all Americans are rethinking the country's future. Lee Bennett Hopkins has used poetry with people of many backgrounds and ages from pre-school children to adults. The poems selected for this volume are those that have evoked special feelings from a vast number of audiences throughout America. As Augusta Baker states in her Introduction: 'We are black, we are proud, and we are on our way.'"--Front flyleaf.