Written by
Newkirk Smith, Jeanne, born 1936
Burni, Yusuf, American
Bowen, Robert T., American, born 1936
Gregory Clemmons, Carole, American, born 1945
Published by
Broadside Press, founded 1965
Date
1971
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (closed): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
H x W (open): 11 x 17 in. (27.9 x 43.2 cm)
Description
Seven poems published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 52. Printed in blue ink on a single sheet of off-white paper, folded to form four pages. On the front, "To My Immortality" by Yusuf Burni. The first interior page has three poems by Jeanne Newkirk Smith: "Attempted Genocide," "Sometimes - When It Doesn't Work," and "Good Times." The second interior page has two poems by Robert T. Bowen: "Childhood" at top left and "Love" at top right. At bottom center is an untitled poem by Carole Gregory Clemmons. On the back page is the copyright and published information at bottom center. There are no inscriptions.
Place printed
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Movement
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Type
poems
Topic
Black Press
Children
Families
Fatherhood
Literature
Mass media
Motherhood
Parenthood
Poetry
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.154.20
Restrictions & Rights
© 1971 by Broadside Press
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b1c1abae-48c8-4e75-b1d7-35f68a6afe62

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