Where River Meets Ocean
This collection of poetry begins with the poet’s inaugural address as Laureate of San Francisco, a sparkling essay that shows how poetry can please and empower. Strong, introspective and caring, major’s poems capture the challenge and joy of being an artist, as they survey the political and social landscapes of one of America’s favorite cities.

"A visionary of hope, with a heart big enough to embrace every neighborhood, street and alley in this magical and -poetical city. Here is a poet who shoots straight as Cupid’s arrow. Zing! Right to the heart."—Alejandro Murguía

devorah major is a poet, novelist, and essayist who has published prize-winning works of fiction and poetry. Among her books are Open Weave,Brown Glass Windows, and Street Smarts. She lives in San Francisco and works as an editor and arts administrator.

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Where River Meets Ocean
This collection of poetry begins with the poet’s inaugural address as Laureate of San Francisco, a sparkling essay that shows how poetry can please and empower. Strong, introspective and caring, major’s poems capture the challenge and joy of being an artist, as they survey the political and social landscapes of one of America’s favorite cities.

"A visionary of hope, with a heart big enough to embrace every neighborhood, street and alley in this magical and -poetical city. Here is a poet who shoots straight as Cupid’s arrow. Zing! Right to the heart."—Alejandro Murguía

devorah major is a poet, novelist, and essayist who has published prize-winning works of fiction and poetry. Among her books are Open Weave,Brown Glass Windows, and Street Smarts. She lives in San Francisco and works as an editor and arts administrator.

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Where River Meets Ocean

Where River Meets Ocean

by devorah major
Where River Meets Ocean

Where River Meets Ocean

by devorah major

Overview

This collection of poetry begins with the poet’s inaugural address as Laureate of San Francisco, a sparkling essay that shows how poetry can please and empower. Strong, introspective and caring, major’s poems capture the challenge and joy of being an artist, as they survey the political and social landscapes of one of America’s favorite cities.

"A visionary of hope, with a heart big enough to embrace every neighborhood, street and alley in this magical and -poetical city. Here is a poet who shoots straight as Cupid’s arrow. Zing! Right to the heart."—Alejandro Murguía

devorah major is a poet, novelist, and essayist who has published prize-winning works of fiction and poetry. Among her books are Open Weave,Brown Glass Windows, and Street Smarts. She lives in San Francisco and works as an editor and arts administrator.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781931404037
Publisher: City Lights Books
Publication date: 09/01/2003
Series: San Francisco Poet Laureate Series , #3
Pages: 104
Product dimensions: 4.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

devorah major is an African-American poet, novelist, essayist, and teacher. She is the current Poet Laureate of San Francisco. Among her books Brown Glass Windows, Open Weave, street smarts, and Where River Meets Ocean.

Table of Contents

Inaugural address9
Downtown16
Fillmo'e street woman17
Kapow21
Love offering27
Poetry is breath, blood, bone31
Poetry teacher33
Black lit class and ellison's invisible man35
A red love poem39
I grow my poems41
Contest format43
Writing workshops with the homeless44
First person singular49
Political poem53
A cuba song55
Aliens57
On continuing to struggle60
July ritual63
August has always been black for us64
Sign post65
Terrorism defined66
To bomb72
Peace negotiation73
Dark love74
Tendered love79
On masks85
Untitled ancestry87
In answer89
Queen of hearts90
On speaking of lonely91
Privacy92
Error in time94
Amends98
Firefly and star103
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