Roots and First Fruits / Produced by Judith McCray, Directed by John L. Hodges, Jr.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Furious Flower ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature and Intellectual History.

Music and the Arts.

African-Americans.

Local Subjects:

Literature and Intellectual History.

Music and the Arts.

African-Americans.

Genre:

Performance

Documentary

Interview

Physical Description:

1 online resource (71 minutes)

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 2005.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Program I - Roots and First Fruits (60 min) discusses the major influences shaping the creative origins, poetic voice and stylistic approach of these poets. Significant influences include regional language, historic context, geographic location, personal passions and political commitment. *Houston A. Baker, Jr. *Nikky Finney *Askia Touré *Rita Dove *Major Jackson *Lucille Clifton This 3-part program provides the definitive teaching tool for exploring the world of today's Black poetry. Providing a more focused, ambitious approach than its 1998 predecessor, Furious Flower II presents outstanding critical scholarship on Black contemporary poetry's origins and trends, its conflicts and consonances. Throughout, notable authors share insights and offer inspiration to fledgling poets about the creative process, and about daily life as a published writer. Interspersed with these critical conversations are impassioned readings of the most representative poems of each poet. Viewers can watch as one of America's most exciting cultural movements evolves before their eyes and ears.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).

OCLC:

840838386