The Other Side of the Postcard

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ISBN-10: 1931404062
ISBN-13: 9781931404068
Publisher: City Lights Books
Publish Date: 05/01/2005
Dimensions: 8.00" L, 5.50" W, 0.40" H

Published by City Lights

The Other Side of the Postcard

Edited byDevorah Major

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Overview

In conjunction with the San Francisco Public Library, poet laureate devorah major made a public appeal for poems that explored the realities of people’s lives in a city as tough and tragic as it is beautiful and exhilarating. This anthology collects the best of this poetry by celebrated writers, schoolchildren with fresh eyes, homeless people and students, perceptive elders and working people from every ethnicity and class. A cross section of the city’s voices offers a passionately experienced response to the city, the nation and the world.

devorah major is an African American poet, novelist, essayist and teacher. Among her books are Brown Glass Windows, Open Weave, street smarts and Where River Meets Ocean.

  • devorah major was born and raised in California, granddaughter of immigrants, documented and undocumented, and served as San Francisco's Third Poet Laureate (2002–2006). Her poetry has carried her to many countries, where she has performed with and without musicians. Her previous books include with open arms, Califia's Daughter, and where river meets ocean. Winner of the Regina Coppola International Literary Award Italy, 2022, major is a member of Daughters of Yam, a poetry and jazz performance duo. She has performed as poet and actress with First Voice productions of Song of the City in 2022 and Soul of the City in 2023 and 2024, and currently lives in Oakland, CA.

    Author photo by Mark Shigenaga
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Details

ISBN-10: 1931404062
ISBN-13: 9781931404068
Publisher: City Lights Books
Publish Date: 05/01/2005
Dimensions: 8.00" L, 5.50" W, 0.40" H
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