Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa is well known for his jazz poetry, and this book is the first to bring together the verve and vitality of his oeuvre. The centerpiece of this volume is the libretto ‘Testimony.’ Paying homage to Charlie Parker, ‘Testimony’ was commissioned for a radio drama with original music by eminent Australian composer and saxophonist Sandy Evans. Remarkably rich and evocative, encompassing a wide range of musical energy and performers, this movi...
Daftar Isi
Foreword – Sascha Feinstein
PART ONE: JAZZ POEMS – Yusef Komunyakaa
Rhythm Method
Togetherness
Twilight Seduction
Woman, I Got the Blues
Jasmine
Gingkoes
Tenebrae
Canto...
Tentang Penulis
Yusef Komunyakaa is a professor and senior distinguished poet in the graduate Creative Writing Program at New York University. He is the author of twenty collections...