On the Imperial Highway : New and Selected Poems

by Cortez, Jayne

• ISBN13: 9781931236997
• ISBN10: 1931236992
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-29
• Publisher: Hanging Loose Pr
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Summary

Poetry. African American Studies. Jayne Cortez is the author of eleven books of poetry and performer of her poems with music on nine recordings. Her voice is celebrated for its political, surrealistic, dynamic innovations in lyricism, and visceral sound. Cortez has presented her work and ideas at universities, museums, and festivals around the world. "Cortez has been and continues to be an explorer, probing the valleys and chasms of human existence. No ravine is too perilous, no abyss too threatening for Jayne Cortez"--Maya Angelou. "If you haven't read Jayne Cortez, you're missing some of the best that life has to offer. A compellingly original voice of fire and freedom"--Franklin Rosemont. "Jayne Cortez's poems are filled with images that most of us are afraid to see"--Walter Mosley.

Author Biography

This is Jack Anderson's tenth collection of poems. His previous books include The Invention of New Jersey, Field Trips on the Rapid Transit, and Traffic: New and Selected Prose Poems.A native of Milwaukee and a longtime resident of Manhattan, Anderson is also a well-known dance writer and critic, for The New York Times, Dancing Times (London) and New York Theatre-Wire, among others. He has written or edited seven books on dance, including The One and Only: The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and Art Without Boundaries: The World of Modern Dance. He and George Dorris co-founded Dance Chronicle and co-edited it for 21 years.