{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-of-josie-craig-berry-paperback-1","title":"The Collected Poems of Josie Craig Berry - 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\u003eJosie Craig Berry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeanetta Calhoun Mish\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOklahoma Black poet, Josie Craig Berry, published her first (extant) poem in 1918, when she was 29. She also wrote a weekly literary column for Oklahoma City's \u003cem\u003eThe Black Dispatch \u003c\/em\u003enewspaper\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003efrom 1937-1941.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eBerry continued writing poetry as late as 1975, when she was 87 years old. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first collection of Berry's poetry, a poetry that agitates for civil rights, insists of the dignity of Black people, comments on contemporaneous events, and explores the culture and landscape of Oklahoma. \u003cem\u003eThe Collected Poems of Josie Craig Berry\u003c\/em\u003e includes a biographical introduction and an annotated bibliography. With this collection, Josie Craig Berry will be recognized as an accomplished poet, a public intellectual, a literary powerhouse, and a woman whose contributions to Black literature and Oklahoma literature are immeasurable. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 8 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45854541578437,"sku":"9798986576404","price":23.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/rKJLjPxQPV9798986576404_4609f161-bde4-4382-8c18-d2dd543d0cca.webp?v=1771475254","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-collected-poems-of-josie-craig-berry-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}