June Jordan’s Haruko/Love Poems aches, the language flurrying off of the pages in its need to be read. Jordan makes no attempt to conform her subject matter to shamed silence: her poetry is queer, her poetry is black, her poetry is woman, and it does not hide. Haruko/Love Poems is a collection of over twenty years of Jordan’s journey through numerous paths of love and heartbreak, capitalized upon by her self-awareness and her open, urgent narrative style.
This book is not just filled with love poems. You can feel Jordan aching, healing, shouting her feelings with her words. It is a book of poetry filled with love, pain, and transparency.
June Jordan’s Haruko/Love Poems aches, the language flurrying off of the pages in its need to be read. Jordan makes no attempt to conform her subject matter to shamed silence: her poetry is queer, her poetry is black, her poetry is woman, and it does not hide. Haruko/Love Poems is a collection of over twenty years of Jordan’s journey through numerous paths of love and heartbreak, capitalized upon by her self-awareness and her open, urgent narrative style.
This book is not just filled with love poems. You can feel Jordan aching, healing, shouting her feelings with her words. It is a book of poetry filled with love, pain, and transparency.
Product Details
Page count: 143
Product dimensions: 7.97(h) x 5.02(w)
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
