{"product_id":"roses-and-revolutions-hardback-9780814334454","title":"Roses and Revolutions (Hardback) 9780814334454","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRoses and Revolutions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDudley Randall (Author), Melba Joyce Boyd (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780814334454\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 August 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 16.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.558 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDudley Randall was one of the foremost voices in African American literature during the twentieth century, best known for his poetry and his work as the editor and publisher of Broadside Press in Detroit. While he published six books of poetry during his life, much of his work is currently out of print or fragmented among numerous anthologies. \u003ci\u003eRoses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall\u003c\/i\u003e brings together his most popular poems with his lesser-known short stories, first published in \u003ci\u003eThe Negro Digest\u003c\/i\u003e during the 1960s, and several of his essays, which profoundly influenced the direction and attitude of the Black Arts movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall\u003c\/i\u003e is arranged in seven sections: \"Images from Black Bottom,\" \"Wars: At Home and Abroad,\" \"The Civil Rights Era,\" \"Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects,\" \"Love Poems,\" \"Dialectics of the Black Aesthetic,\" and \"The Last Leap of the Muse.\" Poems and prose are mixed throughout the volume and are arranged roughly chronologically. Taken as a whole, Randall's writings showcase his skill as a wordsmith and his affinity for themes of love, human contradictions, and political action. His essays further contextualize his work by revealing his views on race and writing, aesthetic form, and literary and political history. Editor Melba Joyce Boyd introduces this collection with an overview of Randall's life and career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe collected writings in \u003ci\u003eRoses and Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e not only confirm the talent and the creative intellect of Randall as an author and editor but also demonstrate why his voice remains relevant and impressive in the twenty-first century. Randall was named the first Poet Laureate of the City of Detroit and received numerous awards for his literary work, including the Life Achievement Award from the National Endowment of the Arts in 1986. Students and teachers of African American literature as well as readers of poetry will appreciate this landmark volume.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520773091608,"sku":"9780814334454","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/roses-and-revolutions-hardback-9780814334454","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}