Docuseek for Public Libraries | Furious Flower III - volume 1 - Cultivating Form, Creating the Black Aesthetic

Available as part of the series Furious Flower III or as part of the 3 series compilation Furious Flower: The Complete Edition

The seven poets in this opening volume discuss and demonstrate the formal and stylistic characteristics of an evolving Black aesthetic, both in their own poetry and their peers’. It features a special panel on the teaching of African American poetry and mentoring younger poets, as well as Rita Dove’s keynote address. Featuring:

Rita Dove
Elizabeth Alexander
Patricia Smith
A. Van Jordan
Aracelis Girmay
Marilyn Nelson
Toi Derricotte

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McCray, Judith (film producer)
Hodges, John L. (film director)
Gabbin, Joanne V. (narrator)
Dove, Rita (on-screen participant)
Dove, Rita (speaker)
Alexander, Elizabeth (on-screen participant)
Alexander, Elizabeth (speaker)
Smith, Patricia (on-screen participant)
Smith, Patricia (speaker)
Jordan, A. Van (on-screen participant)
Jordan, A. Van (speaker)
Girmay, Aracelis (on-screen participant)
Girmay, Aracelis (speaker)
Bracey, John H. (speaker)
Medina, Tony (speaker)
Madhubuti, Haki R. (speaker)
Troupe, Quincy (speaker)
Ellis, Thomas Sayers (on-screen participant)
Ellis, Thomas Sayers (speaker)
Walker, Frank X. (on-screen participant)
Walker, Frank X. (speaker)
Weaver, Afaa M (on-screen participant)
Weaver, Afaa M (speaker)
Jess, Tyehimba (on-screen participant)
Jess, Tyehimba (speaker)
Jackson, Major (on-screen participant)
Jackson, Major (speaker)
Shockley, Evie (on-screen participant)
Shockley, Evie (speaker)
Brown, Jericho (on-screen participant)
Brown, Jericho (speaker)

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Cinematography, Alex Kent, Josh Kraybill; editing, John L. Hodges, Jr.

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; "Cultivating Form, Creating the Black Aesthetic"; California Newsreel

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Furious Flower III: Volume 1

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