The intertextuality of Black American spoken word and African griot tradition : from the motherland to America /

This book analyzes how two mainstream poets reimagined history, politics and the arts to create counternarratives that challenged social narratives across time, enabling Black American spoken word poets to communicate and build reciprocal relationships with their listening audiences today across int...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jenkins, Tammie, 1970- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2025].
Subjects:	NdegéOcello, Me'Shell, > 1969- > Criticism and interpretation. Rucker, Ursula > Criticism and interpretation. Spoken word poetry, American > History and criticism. American poetry > African American authors > History and criticism. American poetry > African influences.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: From oral tradition to spoken word poetry
Genealogical forebearers and other familial relations
Innovative descendants popularize a genre
Meshell Ndegeocello: dig up ethnographic sounds
Ursula Rucker celebrates devalued minerals
Conclusion: Finding family and establishing relationships across boundaries.