The lines in June Jordan’s “These Poems” explain the poet’s modus operandi. Her poems are made “in the dark,” as if by subterranean or subversive means. They are composed of words that ...

For one of those "Who's Who" directories for which well-known writers fill out biographical forms, the poet June ... Jordan say from the grave, with the sarcastic edge she often wields in these poems.

about Jordan and her posthumously published book Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays of June Jordan.

Their poems are not only intelligently crafted, but are also deeply heartfelt and socially conscientious. There are probably few who embody this balance more thoroughly than June Jordan. Alive for two ...

playwright and essayist June Jordan was known for her fierce commitment to human rights and political activism. Over a career that produced 27 volumes of poems, essays, libretti, and work for ...

She died on June 14 2002, at age 65, from breast cancer. She was one of the most widely published African-American writers. In her poems and political essays, she addressed issues of racism ...

Today, we are going to play several of June Jordan’s poems, and later in the week we’ll have discussions about her life and her work. This is June Jordan.

June Jordan died in 2002, an American child of Jamaican immigrants whose remarkable poetry is collected in “The Essential June Jordan,” a new collection published by Copper Canyon Press.

A memorial service for UC Berkeley Professor June Jordan ... 145 and 155 of nearby Dwinelle Hall. Professor Jordan, best known for her poems addressing battles against racism, published 28 ...