Watts Poets and Writers: A Book of New Poetry and Essays
by Troupe, Quincy [Editor]; Elaine Brown; Milton McFarlane; Clyde E. Mays; Fanita; Eric Priestley; Ojenke; Blossom Powe, C.K. Moreland; Lance Jeffers; Vallejo; Herbert A. Simmons; Leumas Sirrah; K. Curtis Lyle; Stanley Crouch; Lino; Cleveland Sims; ridhiana;
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
[Los Angeles]: Quincy Troupe, 1968. First Edition. First edition. Signed by Quincy Troupe, poet and biographer of Miles Davis; inscribed to photographer and filmmaker Sedat Pakay, "Keep on pushin!" with Troupe's address and phone number written below. His collected poetry from the past 50 years was released in 2022 by Seven Stories Press, Duende. 90, [4] pp. Bound in publisher's stapled wraps.Very Good, wraps stained and lightly edge-worn, tears to front wrap along staples but binding holding, foxing to edges. Rare, especially signed by its editor.
A collection of poems and essays by a noteworthy creative writing group that was begun in September 1965 in the wake of the Watts Riots by writer Budd Schulberg. It would be monitored and disrupted by the FBI as part of their COINTELPRO domestic activities.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140943460
- Title
- Watts Poets and Writers: A Book of New Poetry and Essays
- Author
- Troupe, Quincy [Editor]; Elaine Brown; Milton McFarlane; Clyde E. Mays; Fanita; Eric Priestley; Ojenke; Blossom Powe, C.K. Moreland; Lance Jeffers; Vallejo; Herbert A. Simmons; Leumas Sirrah; K. Curtis Lyle; Stanley Crouch; Lino; Cleveland Sims; ridhiana;
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Quincy Troupe
- Place of Publication
- [Los Angeles]
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- African American, Black Power, Panthers, Black Panther Party, Watts Prophets, Los Angeles, jazz, Black Arts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Poetry;
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