by Melvin B. Tolson (Author)
Featured in the film "The Great Debaters," Melvin B. Tolson was not only a debate coach but one of black America's most important modernist voices. This first complete collection of his poetic work, brilliantly annotated by Raymond Nelson, gives Tolson his proper place in American poetry.
Author Biography
Raymond Nelson is the Arts and Sciences Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Rita Dove is former Poet Laureate of the United States and the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Her most recent collection is On the Bus with Rosa Parks.
Number of Pages: 473
Dimensions: 1.23 x 9.07 x 6.02 IN
Publication Date: August 29, 1999