{"product_id":"black-fire-this-time-volume-2-paperback","title":"Black Fire--This Time, Volume 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerrick Harriell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKofi Antwi\u003c\/b\u003e , \u003cb\u003eMona Lisa Saloy\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this follow-up volume in the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Fire This Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e series, over 75 poets and writers come together on the ongoing theme of \"Black is Beautiful, Black is Powerful, Black is Home.\" Works ranging from poetry, fiction, essays and drama represent a wide range of black literature. This \"continuum\" of writing, as coined by Volume 1 editor Dr. Kim McMillon, brings together legends of the Black Arts era with contemporary writers in the tradition. This edition includes a hallmark work from the Black Arts era, We Own the Night by playwright and one of the last living legends Jimmy Garrett. Volume 2 of Black Fire This Time will educate and inspire the next generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerrick Harriell\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the African American Studies Program and Ottilie Schillig Associate Professor of English and African American Studies at the University of Mississippi. His previous collections of poems include\u003ci\u003e Stripper in Wonderland, Cotton\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRopes\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2014 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Poetry Book Award. \u003cb\u003eKofi Antwi\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. He is a graduate of St. Joseph's College MFA creative writing program, where he teaches English. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Staten Island by parents of Ghanaian descent, Antwi's poetry has been published by ​​\u003ci\u003eWriters Guild, Agbowo, Rise Up, Gumbo Media, Kalahari Review, Breadcrumbs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRigorous\u003c\/i\u003e. Antwi has a forthcoming poetry chapbook with Kattywompus Press titled \u003ci\u003eTidal Wave\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51747826630944,"sku":"9798988165583","price":53.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e2cd2aeceb9b0b56eb92a5d4e8dfd529.webp?v=1779901096","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/black-fire-this-time-volume-2-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}