After decades out of print, Passion--one of June Jordan's most important collections--has returned to readers. Originally entitled, passion: new poems, 1977-1980, this volume holds key works including "Poem About My Rights," "Poem About Police Violence," "Free Flight," and an essay by the poet, "For the Sake of the People's Poetry: Walt Whitman and the Rest of Us." June Jordan was a fierce advocate for the safety and humanity of women and Black people, and for the freedom of all people--and Barack Obama made a line from this book famous: "We are the ones we have been waiting for." With love and humor, via lyrics and rants, she calls for nothing less than radical compassion. This new edition includes a foreword by Nicole Sealey.
- | Author: June Jordan
- | Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
- | Publication Date: 14-Sep-21
- | Number of Pages: 112 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1556596359
- | ISBN-13: 9781556596353