Leaving Saturn: Poems

by Major Jackson

Book Overview

Leaving Saturn, chosen by Al Young as the winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, is an ambitious and honest collection. Major Jackson, through both formal and free verse poems, renders visible the spirit of resilience, courage, and creativity he witnessed among his family, neighbors, and friends while growing up in Philadelphia. His poems hauntingly reflect urban decay and violence, yet at the same time they rejoice in the sustaining power...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082032342X
• ISBN13: 9780820323428
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.1"