false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174521330m/413342.jpg 413342 1 With the same pithy but eloquent observations characteristic of Jordan's classic poetry collections, <i>Things that I Do in the Dark and Living Room,</i> and her notable essay collections, <i>Civil Wars</i> and <i>Technical Difficulties, Kissing God Goodbye</i> will strike a universal chord as it witnesses the pain, confusion, and passion of what it's like to live in our society at the twilight of the twentieth century. <br><br><br><br>June Jordan's many selves, as poet, essayist, feminist, and activist come together here in a collection of poetry that is alternately lyrical, magical, shockingly spare, pungently political, yet universally resonate. Beautiful love poems are interspersed with poems about Bosnia, Africa, urban America, Clarence Thomas, affirmative action, her mother's suicide, and Jordan's bout with breast cancer.<br><br><br><br>This collection of poetry will be warmly welcomed by June Jordan loyalists and new readers who will thrill to discover a voice that has been described as one of the "most gifted poets of the late twentieth century." 402571 13 10 1997 Kissing God Goodbye: Poems 1991-1997 total:67|5:31|4:24|3:9|2:2|1:1| 67 283 94 10 413342 0385490321 9780385490320 67 10 4.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174521330m/413342.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413342.Kissing_God_Goodbye_Poems_1991_1997 5 1 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Jan 23 20:27:06 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 20:30:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 413342 0385490321 9780385490320 67 10 4.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174521330m/413342.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413342.Kissing_God_Goodbye_Poems_1991_1997 3 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 11:52:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 11:56:29 -0700 2009
This collection was my first exposure to her work, and I was impressed. Although it was not uniformly impressive, there were enough excellent poems in the collection including the title poem to reco...more...]]> 413342 0385490321 9780385490320 67 10 4.22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174521330m/413342.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413342.Kissing_God_Goodbye_Poems_1991_1997 0 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 12:48:41 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 12:51:34 -0700 2009
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