Directed by Desire: The Collected Poems of June Jordan - Paperback

by June Jordan (Author)

Affordable paperback of volume honored as one of Library Journal's "Poetry Books of the Year."

Author Biography

June Jordan was born in Harlem. Her twenty-eight books include poetry, essays, and children's books. A beloved teacher and exuberant activist, she founded Poetry For the People, and was a regular columnist for The Progressive and a prolific writer whose articles appeared in The Village Voice, The New York Times, Ms., and Essence. She died of breast cancer in 2002.