One shoe marching towards heaven : poems /
"The title, One Shoe Marching Towards Heaven, is a koan. Koans function as teaching tools in the Zen tradition for monks working towards enlightenment. The Koans presented here strive to capture the simple voice of African-American wisdom speakers in a form that defies the boundaries of our lit...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Trenton :
Africa World Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | "The title, One Shoe Marching Towards Heaven, is a koan. Koans function as teaching tools in the Zen tradition for monks working towards enlightenment. The Koans presented here strive to capture the simple voice of African-American wisdom speakers in a form that defies the boundaries of our literature. The numerical arc of the koans corresponds to the I-Ching. This book connects African-American culture with Asian culture. Though China is not referenced in the book, Chinese culture and wisdom functions as third rail of cultural infra-structure that informs much of the work"-- |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 100 pages ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781569026908 1569026904 9781569026915 1569026912 |