Journal presenting essays on African American literature and culture. Contains interviews, poems, ficton, and book reviews.
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- The Famous Colored Writer. (March 2007)
- African American Review at 40: a retrospective. (March 2007)
- Mother to Son. (March 2007)
The Famous Colored Writer.
By Harris, William J.
(March 2007)
THE FAMOUS COLORED WRITER "Gee, are you The famous colored writer?" No. "Gee, you look just like him."
William J. Harris teaches American Literature, African American Literature, Creative Writing and Jazz Studies at the University of Kansas. He is the author, among other works, of The Poetry and Poetics of Amiri Baraka: The Jazz Aesthetic, editor of The Leroi Jones/Amiri Baraka Reader, and co-editor of Call & Response: The Riverside...
African American Review at 40: a retrospective.
By Weixlmann, Joe
(March 2007)
The recollections below were first presented as part of the Division on Black American Literature and Culture panel of the same title at the 2006 convention of the Modern Language Association. Each author has served on the AAR Advisory Board since the 1970s; the first, Joe Weixlmann, served as Editor from 1976 to 2004.
Joe Weixlmann
Provost and Professor of English
Saint Louis University
The beginnings of African American Review were humble. In the fall...
Mother to Son.
By Harris, William J.
(March 2007)
MOTHER TO SON Dear Son, Imagine You at the Great white university In California Son we are proud of you Enclosed 5 dollars Per A Who says education Doesn't pay (Smile) Love, Mother
William J. Harris teaches American Literature, African American Literature, Creative Writing and Jazz Studies at the University of Kansas. He is the author, among other works, of The Poetry and Poetics of Amiri Baraka: The Jazz Aesthetic, editor of...
