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Jayne Cortez

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Jayne Cortez was an African-American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist whose voice is celebrated for its political, surrealistic and dynamic innovations in lyricism and visceral sound. Her writing is part of the canon of the Black Arts Movement. She was married to jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman (1954–64), and their son is jazz drummer Denardo Coleman. In 1975 Cortez married painter, sculptor, and printmaker Melvin Edwards, and they lived in Dakar, Senegal, and New York City.

Books

On the Imperial Highway
On the Imperial Highway
Jayne Cortez
Você lembrará seus nomes
Você lembrará seus nomes
bell hooks, Maya Angelou, Harryette Mullen, Wanda Coleman, Pat Parker, Sonia Sanchez, Alice Walker, Audre Lorde, Gwendolyn Brooks, Cheryl Clarke, Nikki Giovanni, June Jordan, Rita Dove, Lucille Clifton, Nikky Finney, Angelina Weld Grimké, Amina Baraka, Jayne Cortez, Gwendolyn Bennett
Firespitter
Firespitter
Jayne Cortez
Festivals and Funerals
Festivals and Funerals
Jayne Cortez
Jayne Cortez
Coagulations
New and Selected Poems
Coagulations
Jayne Cortez
Poetic Magnetic
Poetic Magnetic
Jayne Cortez
The Belladonna Elders
The Belladonna Elders
Anne Waldman, Jayne Cortez, Cara Benson
Jazz Fan Looks Back
Jazz Fan Looks Back
Jayne Cortez
Jayne Cortez
Coagulations
New and Selected Poems
Coagulations
Jayne Cortez
Somewhere in Advance of Nowhere
Somewhere in Advance of Nowhere
Jayne Cortez
Jazz Fan Looks Back
Jazz Fan Looks Back
Jayne Cortez
Mouth on Paper
Mouth on Paper
Jayne Cortez
Pissstained Stairs and the Monkey Man's Wares
Pissstained Stairs and the Monkey Man's Wares
Jayne Cortez
Mouth on Paper
Mouth on Paper
Jayne Cortez

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