Naked against the belly of the earth : selected works including He a Whale on a Searock, Bitches Brew, Darkness and a Blueslady, After the Rain / Joanne Jimason ; art by Betty Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jimason, Joanne.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--Poetry.

African American women.

Genre:

Poetry.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (inscription) (Banks Collection copy)

Jimason, Joanne (autograph) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 37 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Distribution:

Houston, Texas : Distributed by Energy Blacksouth Distributors.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D. C. : Common Ground Press, 1977.

Contents:

Naked Against the Belly of the Earth. these days; i lay naked against the belly of the earth; to carry out an act of love; me; papa; i have seen; there are old ladies; i have robed myself in the meniality of motherhood; i hate; this man; he climbs inside; He a whale on a searock; I Leave These Things

Darkness and a Blueslady. sorrow is a woman; Bitches Brew; i am a mad dog; sometimes; Madwomen; my thumb in my eye; Darkness and a Blueslady; i have carried sorrow

After the Rain. it has been a long time; we are no longer afraid; Sunstill; After the Rain; my love.

Notes:

"First Edition 1977."

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy inscribed "To Joanna, our infamous archivist, with love. You dug deep, girlfriend, on this here ... Love you Joanne".

OCLC:

4520387