June Jordan ed. by Jan Heller Levi and Christoph Keller
RaveThe Arkansas InternationalThe Essential June Jordan, edited by Jan Heller Levi and Christoph Keller, has exquisitely and intentionally curated late poet June Jordan’s work. Boiling down the poems of such a prominent writer and activist is no easy task, but Levi and Keller have selected poems that will make readers think, explore, and admire Jordan’s legacy ... It’s evident in this collection that Jordan was a master of using language and form as vehicles to protest injustice in America ... The Essential June Jordan proves the power in June Jordan’s work. Her work called for us then and calls for us now, asking us to fight for each other and against what tears us apart, all while believing in the possibility of a better world.
