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The muse is musicThe muse is music

The muse is music

Meta DuEwa Jones

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"This wide-ranging, ambitiously interdisciplinary study traces jazz's influence on African American poetry from the Harlem Renaissance to contemporary spoke word poetry." -- Back cover

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OL Work ID
OL16182713W

Subjects

African Americans in literatureHistory and criticismRhythmMusic and literatureJazz musicians in literatureIntellectual lifeJazz in literatureEnglish languageAmerican poetryAfrican American authorsAfrican American musicians in literatureAfrican AmericansHistoryAmerican poetry, history and criticism, 20th centuryAmerican poetry, african american authors, history and criticismAfrican americans, intellectual lifeEnglish language, rhymeEnglish language, rhythm

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