Conversations with Lenard D. Moore (EPUB Single) (Literary Conversations Series)

Synopsis

Known internationally for his Japanese-style poetry, Lenard D. Moore (b. 1958) has published eight poetry collections over the course of his career. Moore has distinguished himself especially in such forms as jazz poetry, haiku, tanka, renga, sequence, and haibun, expressing moments of aesthetic delight as well as a voice enriched with African American culture. Conversations with Lenard D. Moore is a fundamental collection of sixteen interviews with the esteemed writer and former president of the Haiku Society of America.To Moore, jazz is a joyful celebration of American life and culture. The impacts of such great jazz musicians as Max Roach, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, and Ray Charles are clear in his poetry. The conversations collected here lead the reader into Moore’s creative mind, demonstrating his fusion of African American music, culture, and history into poetry, especially his jazz poetry, jazzku, and bluesku. In interviews that range from 1995 to 2023, Moore reveals his capabilities and responsibilities as a contemporary poet, professor, mentor, editor, and organizer. This volume serves as an indispensable source for writers and readers of poetry and African American literature.

Copyright:

2024

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781496853967

Related ISBNs:

9781496853950, 9781496853943

Publisher:

University Press of Mississippi

Date of Addition:

10/23/24

Copyrighted By:

University Press of Mississippi

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Poetry, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts

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Edited by:

John Zheng