Conversations with Lenard D. Moore

Conversations with Lenard D. Moore - Paperback

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Conversations with Lenard D. Moore - Paperback

Conversations with Lenard D. Moore - Paperback

by John Zheng
$45.00
$45.00

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by John Zheng (Author)

Known internationally for his Japanese-style poetry, Lenard D. Moore (b. 1958) has published eight poetry collections over the course of his career. Moore has distinguished himself especially in such forms as jazz poetry, haiku, tanka, renga, sequence, and haibun, expressing moments of aesthetic delight as well as a voice enriched with African American culture. Conversations with Lenard D. Moore is a fundamental collection of sixteen interviews with the esteemed writer and former president of the Haiku Society of America.

To Moore, jazz is a joyful celebration of American life and culture. The impacts of such great jazz musicians as Max Roach, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, and Ray Charles are clear in his poetry. The conversations collected here lead the reader into Moore's creative mind, demonstrating his fusion of African American music, culture, and history into poetry, especially his jazz poetry, jazzku, and bluesku. In interviews that range from 1995 to 2023, Moore reveals his capabilities and responsibilities as a contemporary poet, professor, mentor, editor, and organizer. This volume serves as an indispensable source for writers and readers of poetry and African American literature.

Author Biography

John Zheng is professor of English at Mississippi Valley State University and editor of African American Haiku: Cultural Visions; The Other World of Richard Wright: Perspectives on His Haiku; Conversations with Jerry W. Ward Jr.; Conversations with Dana Gioia; and Conversations with Sterling Plumpp; and coeditor of Conversations with Gish Jen, all published by University Press of Mississippi.

Number of Pages: 196
Dimensions: 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: October 04, 2024
ISBN9781496853950
Author John Zheng
PublisherUniversity Press of Mississippi
GenreBiography, Education, and Literature
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages196
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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John Zheng is professor of English at Mississippi Valley State University and editor of African American Haiku: Cultural Visions; The Other World of Richard Wright: Perspectives on His Haiku; Conversations with Lenard D. Moore; Conversations with Jerry W. Ward Jr.; Conversations with Dana Gioia; and Conversations with Sterling Plumpp; and coeditor of Conversations with Gish Jen, all published by University Press of Mississippi. Michael Antonucci is professor emeritus at Keene State College where he taught courses on Black literature and culture in the American Studies Program and English Department. His scholarship has appeared in African American Review, Callaloo, and Obsidian, as well as other journals and publications. He is author of Understanding Michael S. Harper.

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