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Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays of June Jordan by June Jordan avg rating 4.42 — 95 ratings — published 2002 3 editions |
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Haruko/Love Poems (High Risk Books) by June Jordan avg rating 4.33 — 67 ratings — published 1993 2 editions |
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Soldier: A Poet's Childhood by June Jordan avg rating 4.20 — 69 ratings — published 2000 2 editions |
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Kissing God Goodbye: Poems 1991-1997 by June Jordan avg rating 4.22 — 65 ratings — published 1997 |
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June Jordan's Poetry for the People: A Revolutionary Blueprint by June Jordan avg rating 4.27 — 52 ratings — published 1995 2 editions |
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Directed by Desire: The Collected Poems of June Jordan by June Jordan avg rating 4.64 — 44 ratings — published 2005 2 editions |
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Naming Our Destiny: New and Selected Poems by June Jordan avg rating 4.28 — 32 ratings — published 1989 2 editions |
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Affirmative Acts by June Jordan avg rating 4.25 — 28 ratings — published 1998 |
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Living Room by June Jordan avg rating 4.12 — 26 ratings — published 1985 2 editions |
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Civil Wars by June Jordan avg rating 3.76 — 17 ratings — published 1981 3 editions |
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"and if i
if i ever let love go
because the hatred and the whisperings
become a phantom dictate i o-
bey in lieu of impulse and realities
(the blossoming flamingos of my
wild mimosa trees)
then let love freeze me
out.
(from i must become a menace to my enemies)"
— June Jordan (Directed by Desire: The Collected Poems of June Jordan)
if i ever let love go
because the hatred and the whisperings
become a phantom dictate i o-
bey in lieu of impulse and realities
(the blossoming flamingos of my
wild mimosa trees)
then let love freeze me
out.
(from i must become a menace to my enemies)"
— June Jordan (Directed by Desire: The Collected Poems of June Jordan)
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"I am not wrong: Wrong is not my name
My name is my own my own my own
and I can’t tell you who the hell set things up like this
but I can tell you that from now on my resistance
my simple and daily and nightly self-determination
may very well cost you your life"
— June Jordan (Directed by Desire: The Collected Poems of June Jordan)
My name is my own my own my own
and I can’t tell you who the hell set things up like this
but I can tell you that from now on my resistance
my simple and daily and nightly self-determination
may very well cost you your life"
— June Jordan (Directed by Desire: The Collected Poems of June Jordan)
"Like running trying to live a good life has to hurt a little bit, or we're not running hard enough, not really trying."
— June Jordan (Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays of June Jordan)
— June Jordan (Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays of June Jordan)
