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Title |
YellowBlack : the first twenty-one years of a poet's life : a memoir |
Author |
Haki R. Madhubuti |
Publisher |
Third World Press |
Published Place |
Chicago |
Published Date |
2006 |
Summary |
From the Publisher: Powerful prose, poetry, and jazz riffs chronicle the first 21 years of the life of Haki R. Madhubuti, formerly Don L. Lee: poet, publisher, editor, and activist. He was raised by his mother Maxine, whose life is also recounted-including gritty details of how she used her body to feed, house, and shelter her children without help from their absentee father. Despite the obstacles in his childhood, music and literature molded the young Don Lee, effectively saving his life. |
Subjects |
Madhubuti, Haki R., 1942- Childhood and youth. Poets, American 20th century Biography. African American poets Biography. |
ISBN |
0883782758 |
Collection |
David C. Driskell Center Library Collection |
Catalog Number |
2013.1546 |
Call Number |
PS3563.A3397 Z478 2006 |