The Poetry of Cortez (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Jayne Cortez
- First Published: 1969
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: African Americans, Civil rights, Values, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Africa or Africans, Philosophy or philosophers, Power, personal or social, Politics, Racism, Gender roles, Music or musicians, New York City, Poverty or poor people, Emotions, Inner cities or inner-city life, Victims, Violence, Women’s issues
Jayne Cortez is a poet of anger who utilizes urban scenes of violence and dehumanization. Her poetry is a volatile mixture of major trends in both the art and the politics of the twentieth century. She is a social revolutionary, passionately interested in the plight of downtrodden people everywhere, and she is a seeker of African roots and bases of morality who uses the techniques of free verse, borrowing artistic concepts from surrealism. Hers is a prophetic voice that uses jazz rhythms and relates existentialist philosophy. Her insistence on discovering the origins of African moral...
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