| Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway...and More Contributor(s): Simmons, Danny (Editor), Simmons, Russell (Concept by), Lathan, Stan (Concept by) |
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ISBN: 0743476220 ISBN-13: 9780743476225 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: This upbeat, one-of-a-kind collection brings the Def poets -- as featured in the Tony Award-winning Broadway show and popular HBO television program -- to life on the page. Among them: Suheir Hammad, Beau Sia, Steve Colman, Stacyann Chin, Mayda del Valle, Georgia Me, Poetri, and other well-established and up-and-coming Slam artists who have forever changed the face of poetry and offer a fresh, exuberant, insightful, and comedic look at who we are as Americans today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | American - General - Performing Arts | Theater - Broadway & Musicals |
| Dewey: 811.540 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.1" W x 7.5" (0.66 lbs) 209 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Simmons, Danny: - Danny Simmons, a renowned painter of abstract-expressionist oil works, owns the Rush Arts Gallery in Manhattan and Corridor Gallery in Brooklyn. A poet and cofounder of the Def Poetry Jam performance series, he heads the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation with his brother, Russell Simmons. He lives in Brooklyn. |