We Speak Your Names: A Celebration Contributor(s): Cleage, Pearl (Read by), Jr, Zaron W. Burnett (Contribution by), Burnett, Zaron W. (With) |
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ISBN: 0786174420 ISBN-13: 9780786174423 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: In the tradition of Maya Angelou's "Phenomenal Woman" comes an inspiring poemfrom "New York Times" bestselling author Pearl Cleage--a perfect holiday giftdestined to become a classic. Unabridged. 1 CD. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - African American |
Dewey: 811.54 |
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.4" W x 4.9" (0.25 lbs) 1 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Sisterhood in the service of truth is an undeniable force in these remarkable times. My Sisters, here, there, and everywhere, this poem is for you." In the tradition of Maya Angelou's Phenomenal Woman, bestselling author Pearl Cleage brings us an inspiring poem for all women, destined to become a classic. Cleage refers to We Speak Your Names as a "celebration" which is part of an oral tradition that encompasses the entire history of the African American experience. This tradition, she says, grew out of an understanding that "some things must be spoken out loud to get where the magic is." What results is a praise poem which acknowledges the legacy of those who have gone before, and a realization, "with a knowing deeper than the flow of human blood in human veins, that we are part of something better, truer, deeper." |
Contributor Bio(s): Jr, Zaron W. Burnett: - Zaron W. Burnett Jr. is the author of The Carthaginian Honor Society, the creator of the Live at Club Zebra! performance series, and the coauthor, with Pearl Cleage, of We Speak Your Names. Pearl Cleage is an award-winning playwright whose play Flyin' West was the most-produced new play in the country in 1994 and a bestselling author whose novels include What Looks like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, I Wish I Had a Red Dress, Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do, and Baby Brother's Blues, among others. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia. |