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Wanda Coleman – Black And Blue News – Cassette
Wanda Coleman was an American poet and writer known for her powerful and often confrontational poetry that addressed issues of race, identity, and social justice. Black and Blue News is one of her notable poetry collections, published in 1973.
In Black and Blue News, Coleman explores themes related to the African American experience in the United States, racism, discrimination, and the struggles of everyday life. Her poetry is known for its raw and unapologetic style, which often challenges societal norms and addresses uncomfortable truths.
Identifying herself as an L. A. poet, Wanda Coleman not only grew up in Los Angeles, California, but also uses that city as her primary urban setting for the raw, imagistically graphic, and politically charged poetry and short stories that she writes. Desiring to rehumanize the dehumanized, Coleman focuses upon the lives of the down and out; thus she populates her texts with working-class individuals struggling against daily indignities and social outcasts struggling simply to survive. The primary voice represented in her poems is that of the African American woman whose head is bloodied but unbowed, who is just as tough as the harsh city in which she lives.
Wanda Coleman’s work is regarded as an important contribution to African American literature and poetry. Her ability to use words to convey the complexity of human emotions and the harsh realities of life made her a respected figure in the literary world.
Black and Blue News is just one of many collections by Wanda Coleman that delves into the African American experience and the broader issues of inequality and social justice. Her poetry continues to be celebrated for its candor and its ability to provoke thought and discussion on important social issues.
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Gonwandaland
How to Fix a Bad Man Hex
Screamer
Eyes and Teeth
In the City of Sleep
Jonesed
Essay on Language
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