SOUND: Poetry off the page

Sound 1

Tyehimba Jess

Tyehimba Jess (website)

Distinguished Professor of English at the College of Staten Island, CUNY

Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for Olio.

“Another Man Done” text

Culture Trip interview: “Poet Tyehimba Jess Retells History Through African American Music”

Gwendolyn Brooks, 1st African American to win the Pulitzer Prize (1950). Listen to “We Real Cool” 18:27-21:35

Syncopated Sonnets
Millie / Christine 1
Millie / Christine 2
Millie / Christine 3

Further resources about Tyehimba Jess and his poetry

Watch from 59:38 to end
Interviews and media
The Three Dimensional World of Tyehimba jess
Sound 2: Tracie Morris>>>
 

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