An Apron Full of Beans

by Sam Cornish

Sam Cornish’s new and selected poems, in the voices and with the lyrics of the blues, grow out of the historical and personal reminiscences and traditions of artists like Langston Hughes and Margaret Walker. The poems are autobiographical and biographical, expressed through such art forms as film noir, science fiction, blues, jazz and other aspects of American popular culture.

Genres: Poetry

204 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2008

Reviews

[Tim Nason]

5 ⭐️ Electrifying combination of poetry and history using personal experience and Black literature as guiding lights. Short-line poems (many lines a single word) convey rhythmic power and strong emotion.