{"product_id":"beardens-odyssey-poets-respond-to-the-art-of-romare-bearden-paperback","title":"Bearden's Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKwame Dawes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Shenoda\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDerek Walcott\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorrowing from Romare Bearden's aesthetic palette and inspired by his Odysseus series, \u003ci\u003eBearden's Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e gathers, for the first time, poems from thirty-five of the most revered African diaspora poets in the United States. Poetic echoes come forth in themes of inspiration with historical intersections of one of the greatest visual artists of the twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The award-winning editors, Kwame Dawes and Matthew Shenoda, assemble an esteemed literary congregation, with original poems by Chris Abani, Rita Dove, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, Ed Roberson, Aracelis Girmay, Yusef Komunyakaa, and more. With a powerful foreword by Nobel laureate Derek Walcott and stunning visual reproductions of select Bearden masterpieces, this anthology fuses art and literature, standing as a testament to Romare Bearden's power and influence in the contemporary artistic world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKWAME DAWES\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nineteen books of poetry and numerous books of fiction, criticism, and essays. His most recent collection, \u003ci\u003eCity of Bones: A Testament \u003c\/i\u003ewill appear in 2016 along with \u003ci\u003eSpeak from Here to There\u003c\/i\u003e, a cowritten collection of verse, with the Australian poet John Kinsella, and A Bloom of Stones, a trilingual anthology of Haitian poetry. He is Glenna Luschei Editor of \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e and Chancellor's Professor of English at the University of Nebraska, as well as a faculty member of Pacific University's M.F.A. program. He is the director of the African Poetry Book Fund and artistic director of the Calabash International Literary Festival. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMATTHEW SHENODA\u003c\/b\u003e's debut collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eSomewhere Else\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of 2005's debut books of the year by \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and was the winner of a 2006 American Book Award. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Bone\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eTahrir Suite: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2015 Arab American Book Award. Shenoda is the Dean of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Special Advisor to the President at Columbia College Chicago where he is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Creative Writing. He is a founding editor of the African Poetry Book Fund.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792869818656,"sku":"9780810134898","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/231db160837895b708c59bca73fa5e99.webp?v=1780709736","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beardens-odyssey-poets-respond-to-the-art-of-romare-bearden-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}