June Jordan
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- Author: June Jordan
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June Jordan’s literary reputation is based almost equally on her poetry and her political and autobiographical essays, which she considered inextricably connected. Thus her poetry addresses many of the topics she discusses in her major essay collections. In addition, she published a novel, books for children and young adults, an illustrated history of the Reconstruction and Civil Rights eras, dramatic pieces, and the prose memoir Soldier: A Poet’s Childhood (2000).
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