A. Van Jordan
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Poems
"Generous and genuine poems—and many a spirit is raised by the strength of Jordan's confident voice."—Eleanor Wilner
In 1936, teenager MacNolia Cox became the first African American finalist in the National Spelling Bee Competition. Supposedly prevented from winning, the precocious child who dreamed of becoming a doctor was changed irrevocably. Her story, told in a poignant nonlinear narrative, illustrates the power of a pivotal moment in a life.
"Generous and genuine poems—and many a spirit is raised by the strength of Jordan's confident voice."—Eleanor Wilner
"Storytelling at its best, and poetry taken to new heights."—E. Ethelbert Miller
A. Van Jordan, visiting assistant professor of English at the University of North Carolina, lives in Greensboro. His previous book, Rise, won the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award.
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