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Street smarts : poems
- Title
- Street smarts : poems / by Devorah Major.
- Author
- Major, Devorah, 1952-
- Publication
- Willimantic, CT : Curbstone Press, 1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PS3563.A3915 S77 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 54 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Subject
- Contents
- shine -- 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.
- ISBN
- 1880684276 (acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 96002124
- OCLC
- ocm34046832
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries