{"product_id":"dream-of-a-word-the-tia-chucha-press-poetry-anthology-paperback","title":"Dream of a Word: The Tia Chucha Press Poetry Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eQuraysh Ali Lansana\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eToni Asante Lightfoot\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1989, Tia Chucha Press has been a leader in publishing artistically innovative and culturally provocative voices in poetry. The roster of poets the Press has brought to publication reflects a deep commitment to diversity and features established artists, such as Elizabeth Alexander, Virgil Suarez, and Diane Glancy, as well as first books by award-winning poets Terrance Hayes, A. Van Jordan, and Patricia Smith. Tia Chucha Press has had a powerful impact on the literary world as a very important first press for many poets and a respectable, high quality press for all. Dream of a Word is more than a book of poetry; it is a fifteen year archive of real American life, a testament of democracy in verse, from the gritty streets of East Los Angeles to lonely Indiana avenues. The work in this anthology explores the tough and the tender, the personal as political, with humor, passion, humanity, and grace. Dream of a Word includes study guides and writing exercises suitable for middle school, high school, and college-aged learners. Both thematic and craft issues are highlighted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuraysh Ali Lansana is author of three poetry books, including \u003ci\u003eThey Shall Run: Harriet Tubman Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Third World Press, 2004) a children's book, and editor of five anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eRole Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature and Art\u003c\/i\u003e (Third World Press, 2001). He is director of the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing at Chicago State University, where he is also an assistant professor of English and creative writing. Lansana serves as associate editor for poetry at \u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and earned an MFA in creative writing at New York University. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45860046864581,"sku":"9781882688302","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/lSBnYrmUOz9781882688302.webp?v=1771537223","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/dream-of-a-word-the-tia-chucha-press-poetry-anthology-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}