{"product_id":"a-black-arts-poetry-machine-amiri-baraka-and-the-umbra-poets-paperback","title":"A Black Arts Poetry Machine: Amiri Baraka and the Umbra Poets - 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\u003eDavid Grundy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Katz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vital hub of poetry readings, performance, publications and radical politics in 1960s New York, the Umbra Workshop was a cornerstone of the African American avant-garde. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing together new archival research and detailed close readings of poetry, \u003ci\u003eA Black Arts Poetry Machine\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking study of this important but neglected group of poets. David Grundy explores the work of such poets as Amiri Baraka, Lorenzo Thomas and Calvin Hernton and how their innovative poetic forms engaged with radical political responses to state violence and urban insurrection. Through this examination, the book highlights the continuing relevance of the work of the Umbra Workshop today and is essential reading for anyone interested in 20th-century American poetry.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Grundy\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at Robinson College, University of Cambridge, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703579406643,"sku":"9781350178380","price":91.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TEc2RGtOc2hWNjFjWGd1QnRrOVhmQT09.webp?v=1763330444","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-black-arts-poetry-machine-amiri-baraka-and-the-umbra-poets-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}