World Famous Comics: Kissing God Goodbye: Poems 1991-1997
Kissing God Goodbye: Poems 1991-1997
By: June Jordan Publisher: Anchor Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Anchor Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 112 Publication Date: October 13, 1997 Release Date: October 13, 1997
Product Description: With the same pithy but eloquent observations characteristic of Jordan's classic poetry collections, Things that I Do in the Dark and Living Room, and her notable essay collections, Civil Wars and Technical Difficulties, Kissing God Goodbye will strike a universal chord as it witnesses the pain, confusion, and passion of what it's like to live in our society at the twilight of the twentieth century.
June Jordan's many selves, as poet, essayist, feminist, and activist come together here in a collection of poetry that is alternately lyrical, magical, shockingly spare, pungently political, yet universally resonate. Beautiful love poems are interspersed with poems about Bosnia, Africa, urban America, Clarence Thomas, affirmative action, her mother's suicide, and Jordan's bout with breast cancer.
This collection of poetry will be warmly welcomed by June Jordan loyalists and new readers who will thrill to discover a voice that has been described as one of the "most gifted poets of the late twentieth century."
risky poet i don't know many poets who are as risky as june jordan in their poetics. what a singular voice in american letters. she has such a command of craft--especially with vertical rhythm. the cadence of her poetry is such that you are compelled to listen/ read her lyrical truth from word to precious word. she doesn't come to pretty conclusions, and is down right blunt. in "bosnia, bosnia" she states: too bad there is no oil between her legs that 14 year old Muslim girl. or her own internal and external debate with "god": he has no dominion over me/ my name is freedom/ my name is female. and even through all this, she manages such empathy, such tenderness. she does not obliterate anyone--not even god. she KISSES god goodbye. a loving gesture, even to one in whom she does not agree with. i can think of so few poets who write of current affairs and current conflicts with such rich detail--with such urgency. in my humble opinion, a must read.
A great modern poet All I can say is amazing. June Jordan writes poems that truly speak to you. They are filled with love, outrage, humor. She has a down to earth writing style that anyone can understand. Says say what she wants to say honestly, without regret about topics like race, sexuality, war, brutality, and oppression. If you enjoy poetry this is a must read.
Interesting but nothing new June's poetry isn't bad. It's actually quite good... if you have the time to actually read the whole poems. There are some good short ones and I admire the fact she's very honest in her poems but her poetry gets LONG. She has many poems dedicated to "b.b.L." and those poems are about relationships which I enjoyed very much because you can relate to what she's feeling. She has one poem entitled: "Poem After Receiving Voicemail from You After (I Don't Even Know Anymore) How Long!" Who can't relate to that?
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