Black Southern Voices: An Anthology

By John Killen

Book Overview

This sweeping anthology celebrates the richly textured black voices of the South, their cadences steeped in the sonorous heritage of the oral tradition. Represented here are such novelists as Zora... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452010969
• ISBN13: 9780452010963
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

BSV contributor reflects on a letter from Dr.Killens

I was 18 years old and the recipient of the UNCF/ Reader's Digest 1st Place award for poetry in March of1968. Among those sending letters of congratulations was Dr.Killens. He suggested I forego offers to publish immediately and develop my craft and poetic signature. He suggested I work to become a "long distance runner." Continued interest in the Black Southern Voices anthology, including request to read my poem "Son Child" from the collection on a recent tour for another book reminded me of the value of Dr.Killen's foresight, and Dr. Jerry Ward's insight. Read at least a portion this book aloud during Black History Month 1998. John Milton Wesley