by Keenan Norris (Editor), Omar Tyree (Foreword by)

This collection of articles, essays, interviews, and poems defines urban literature--street lit--and provides valuable insights into a cultural force that is fast becoming as important to the American literary scene as hip-hop has meant to music. Comprised of work by scholars, established authors, and new voices, Street Lit will connect with any reader wanting to grasp the significance of this sometimes controversial but unquestionably popular art form.

Author Biography

Keenan Norris is a novelist, scholar, and educator. He received the 2012 James D. Houston Award for his novel Brother and the Dancer (2013).