by Patricia Smith (Author)
National Book Award finalist Patricia Smith chronicles the Great Migration through Motown music and Chicago streets.
Author Biography
Patricia Smith is the author of five volumes of poetry, including Blood Dazzler, a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, and Teahouse of the Almighty, a National Poetry Series selection. She is also the author of the history Africans in America and the award-winning children's book Janna and the Kings. She is a professor at the City University of New York, and lives in New Jersey with her husband Bruce DeSilva, granddaughter Mikaila, and two dogs, Brady and Rondo.
Number of Pages: 116
Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN
Publication Date: March 27, 2012
Award: Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize (2013)
