{"product_id":"the-essential-etheridge-knight-paperback","title":"The Essential Etheridge Knight - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEtheridge Knight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeminal African American poet Etheridge Knight did not begin writing poetry until a robbery conviction sent him to prison in 1960. A Korean War veteran who suffered a shrapnel wound that led to drug addiction, Knight published his first collection in 1968, \u003ci\u003ePoems from Prison\u003c\/i\u003e, which set him apart as an important new voice in the Black Arts Movement. His second collection, \u003ci\u003eBelly Songs and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), earned him Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nominations, and his third collection, \u003ci\u003eBorn of a Woman: New and Selected \u003c\/i\u003e(1980), was also critically acclaimed. \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Etheridge Knight\u003c\/i\u003e is a selection of the best work by one of the country's most prominent and still-relevant poets, decades after his death. It brings together poems from Knight's three previously published books and a section of later poems available only in this collection, which features a striking new cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEtheridge Knight \u003c\/b\u003e(1931-1991) is widely regarded as one of America's most prominent and compelling poets. His work has been featured in such anthologies as \u003ci\u003eNorton Anthology of American Poets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Black Poets\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack Voices\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8.16 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 1986\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693902368831,"sku":"9780822953784","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/20be8d61c697809f2967d672a7c85a49.webp?v=1765000339","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-essential-etheridge-knight-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}