Description:
Long out of print, Black Women Writers at Work is a vital contribution to Black literature in the twentieth century.
This collection highlights the practices and critical linkages between the work and lived experiences of Black women writers whose work laid the foundation for many who have come after. It includes candid interviews with Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Gwendolyn Brooks, Alexis De Veaux, Nikki Giovanni, Kristin Hunter, Gayl Jones, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Sonia Sanchez, Ntozake Shange, Alice Walker, Margret Walker, and Sherley Anne Williams.
Responding to questions about why and for whom they write and how they perceive their responsibility to their work, to others, and to society, the featured playwrights, poets, novelists, and essayists provide a window into the connections between their lives and their art.
Finally available for a new generation, this classic work has an urgent message for readers and writers today.
Brief description:
Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was a singer, actress, dancer, activist, filmmaker, writer, and mother. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies she wrote several volumes of poetry, including "On the Pulse of the Morning" for the inauguration of President Clinton. She was given a lifetime appointment as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, and in 2010 President Barack Obama awarded her the Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor.
Review Quotes:
"Tate's probing, provocative and insightful questions set a new standard for the interview as a genre."
-- "Valerie Smith, Princeton University"