KINDS OF BLUE is the third installment of a large and ongoing project that explores America and its mythology through a series of poems that function as biography, history, and cultural commentary. This collection, like the others before it, honors a number of icons (some wellknown others unfairly neglected), seeking to capture something essential about their lives and the times they lived in, bearing witness while paying homage. KINDS OF BLUE carves out a designated space to celebrate black artistry, tracing an at times uneasy but undeniable line stretching from field hollers and the blues, to jazz, funk and beyond. Tributes to misunderstood or mistreated icons include musicians such as Thelonious Monk and Marvin Gaye, fighters like Joe Frazier and Marvin Hagler, and comedians like Richard Pryor and John Belushi. Despite every systemic disadvantage and all the obstacles placed in their paths, these geniusesand others featured in this booklived, played, persevered, and became immortal. America is still very much a work in progress, but any country that can claim such inspired forces of nature is worth preserving and celebrating.

Binding: Paperback;64 pages; Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP; Classification: N/A; Weight: 220.24 g; Dimensions: N/A

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