June Jordan’s Poetry for the People: A Revolutionary Blueprint (Expanded Edition)
Haymarket Books
This thirtieth-anniversary edition of June Jordan’s foundational poetry program guidebook features a foreword by Hanif Abdurraqib and a new preface from Samiya Bashir. If you want to know how to teach poetry—in a university, a high school, at a nature preserve, in a hospital, or in your living room—read this book. June Jordan's Poetry for the People details how to build a grassroots poetry program through a collection of strategies, sample student work, course descriptions, and a step-by-step guide to organizing and promoting readings, alongside original writing from Adrienne Rich, Joy Harjo, Ntozake Shange, and Cornelius Eady.
Now with a guide to teaching ethically in the digital age, this easy-to-use, timely reference is perfect for teachers of poetry at any level and in any group setting.
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