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University of Pittsburgh Press

Ostinato Vamps: Poems

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Ostinato Vamps is Wanda Coleman's first book of poetry since the demise of her longtime publisher, Black Sparrow Press. It continues and enlarges the traits that have been her hallmark for more than three decades: a fierce adherence to the truth and a language so musical one can almost hear the blues line underneath her stanzas.

Linguistically daring, lyrically breathtaking, stylistically bold, these poems both explore familiar territory and shatter stereotypes. Life is difficult, often unfair, but it belongs to the living, as Coleman reminds us in no uncertain terms. Racing between an earthy eroticism and fatalistic despair, filled with humor and tragedy, these poems are alive. They breathe. They challenge us even as they reward us for seeking the truth.

Book Details

Publisher:
University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN:
9780822958338
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
115
Authors:
Wanda Coleman
Published Date:
2003-10-19
Language:
English

About Wanda Coleman

Wanda Coleman (1946–2013) grew up in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Her collection Bathwater Wine (Black Sparrow Press, 1998) received the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets in 1999, and Mercurochrome (Black Sparrow Press, 2001) was a finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry. Her earlier collections include Imagoes (Black Sparrow Press, 1983) and African Sleeping Sickness (Black Sparrow Press, 1990). She worked as a medical secretary, magazine editor, journalist, and Emmy Award-winning scriptwriter, and received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation.

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