Release of the Poetry Issue, Journal of Pan African StudiesThe Joyce Gordon Gallery
14th and Franklin, downtown Oakland
presents
Academy of da Corner Reader's Theatre
Saturday, February 19, 3-6pm
Reading from
The Journal of Pan African Studies, Poetry Issue
Marvin X has always been in the forefront of Pan African writing. Indeed, he is one of the innovators and founders of the revolutionary school of African writing. --Amiri Baraka
An excellent collection of poetry from some of the best poets in America. The best selection of poems that any Guest Editor has ever put together!--Rudolph Lewis, Editor, Chickenbones.com
Invited Poets
These poets have work in JPAS
Al Young, poet laureate emeritus of California
devorah major, poet laureate emeritus of San Francisco
Ishmael Reed
Phavia Kujichagulia
Kwan Booth
Toreeda Mikell
Niyah X
Ayodele Nzingha
Avotcja
Ptah Allah El
Opal Palmer Adisa
Itibari Zulu, Senior Editor, JPAS
J. Vern Cromartie
Fritz Pointer
Anthony Spires
Kilola Maisha
Charles Blackwell
Nykimbo Broussard
Renaldo Manuel Ricketts
Marvin X, Guest Editor
Reader Theatre Performers:
Paradise
Alona Clifton
A hard copy of the poetry issue is available from Black Bird Press, approx. 475 pages, $49.95.
Donations support Academy of da Corner Reader's Theatre.
Admission to the poetry reading is $10.00, but no one turned away. To confirm your participation or for more information, please contact Marvin X at jmarvinx@yahoo.com.
Journal of Pan African Studies, Poetry Issue
CONTENTS
Groundation
● JPAS: Dedicated to Dingane, Jose Goncalves
by Marvin X
Page 1
● The Poets
by Marvin X Page 2
● Letters to the Editor
Page 4
Some of the Journal of Black Poetry Poets, Photo Essay
Page 13
● Dingane Joe Goncalves, The Journal of Black Poetry & Small Non-Commercial Black Journals
by Rudolph Lewis
Page 17
In My Negritude
● Shaggy Flores, page 32
Ras Griot 44
Phavia Kujichagulia 48
Chinwe Enemchukwu 60
L. E. Scott 64
Rodney D. Coates 76
J. Vern Cromartie 78
Dike Okoro 80
Neal E. Hall 82
Marvin X 89
Mohja Kahf 106
Ayodele Nzingha 114
Askia M. Toure 126
Michael Simanga 129
Amiri Baraka 133
Kalamu ya Salaam 136
Kola Boof 145
Louis Reyes Rivera 146
Aries Jordan 152
Ptah Allah El 156
Hettie V. Williams 160
● Teaching Diaspora Literature: Muslim American Literature as an Emerging Field
by Mohja Kahf
163
● Mother Earth Responds by Askia Toure
review by Kamaria Muntu
168
Tainted Soul by T. Ptah Mitchell..
Review by Zulu King 175
The Whirlwind
Tracey Owens Patton 179
devorah major 180
Anthony Mays 190
Bruce George 193
Jeanette Drake 193A
Itibari M. Zulu 204
Renaldo Manuel Ricketts 206
Nandi Comer 207
Al Young 210
Ghasem Batamuntu 212
Mona Lisa Saloy 215
Eugene B. Redmond 220
Fritz Pointer 222
Gwendolyn Mitchell 226
Felix Orisewike Sylvanus 229
Rudolph Lewis 231
Kamaria Muntu 238
Ed Bullins 245
Mabel Mnensa 247
Kwan Booth 250
Tureeda Mikell 252
● Poetic Mission: A Dialogue on the Role of the Poet and Poetry
by Rudolph Lewis (dialogue team: Marvin X, Jerry Ward, Mary Weems, and C. Leigh McInnis)
253
● The Poetic Mission: Art II: Reviewing a Life, A Calling
by Haki R. Madhubuti 262
Amour of Ancestors
● Everett Hoagland 265
Charles Blackwell 268
Jacqueline Kibacha 269
John Reynolds III 271
Darlene Scott 280
Jimmy Smith Jr. 282
Sam Hamod 285
Opal Palmer Adisa 292
Amy ‘Aimstar’ Andrieux 302
Lamont b. Steptoe 308
Avotcja 311
Anthony Spires 319
Benecia Blue 325
Neil Callender 320
Tanure Ojaide 334
Pious Okoro 345
Tony Medina 349
Dr. Ja A. Jahannes 355
Brother Yao 361
Zayad Muhammad 369
Nykimbe Broussard 377
Kilola Maisha 379
Niyah X 380
Adrienne N. Wartts 381
Greg Carr 382
Darlene Roy 384
Tantra Zawadi 385
Ishmael Reed 388
Quincy Scott Jones 392
Bob McNeil 396
Ariel Pierson 398
Marie Rice 401
Yvonne Hilton 403
Bolade Akintolayo 404
Latasha Diggs 406
Felton Eaddy 413
B. Sharise Moore 415
News, Views, Reviews
● Medical Mythology
by Ramal Lamar
419
● Qaddafy’s Apology for Arab Slavery: A Dialogue Between Poets
by Rudolph Lewis, Sam Hamud, and Kola Boof
422
● Prize and Award: Chinua Achebe and Haki R. Madhubuti
432
● Two Poets in Oakland: Ishmael Reed and Marvin X
by Ishmael Reed and Marvin X
436
● A Pan African Dialogue on Cuba: From Black Bird Press
by Dead Prez, Carlos Moore, Pedro de la Hoz, and North American African Activist, Intellectuals and Artist
452
● Black Arts West Celebrates Amiri Baraka at 75
a photo essay by Kamau Amen-Ra
467
● Amiri Baraka Entertains SF: ‘Lowku’ versus Haiku Revives Fillmore Spirit
by Lee Hubbard and Marvin X
473
Groundation
● JPAS: Dedicated to Dingane, Jose Goncalves
by Marvin X
[ view PDF ]
● The Poets
by Marvin X
[ view PDF ]
● Letters to the Editor
[ view PDF ]
● Dingane Joe Goncalves, The Journal of Black Poetry & Small Non-Commercial Black Journals
by Rudolph Lewis
[ view PDF ] [ view PDF ]
In My Negritude
● Shaggy Flores, Ras Griot, Phavia Kujichagulia, Chinwe Enemchukwu, L. E. Scott, Rodney D. Coates, J. Vern Cromartie, Dike Okoro, Neal E. Hall, Marvin X, Mohja Kahf, Ayodele Nzingha, Askia M. Toure, Michael Simanga, Amiri Baraka, Kalamu ya Salaam, Kola Boof, Louis Reyes, Rivera, Aries Jordan, Ptah Allah El, and Hettie V. Williams
[ view PDF ]
● Teaching Diaspora Literature: Muslim American Literature as an Emerging Field
by Mohja Kahf
[ view PDF ]
● Mother Earth Responds by Askia Toure
reviewed by Kamaria Muntu
[ view PDF ]
●Tainted Soul by T. Ptah Mitchell
reviewed by Zulu King
[ view PDF ]
The Whirlwind
● Tracey Owens Patton, devorah major, Anthony Mays, Bruce George, Jeanette Drake, Itibari M. Zulu, Renaldo Manuel Ricketts, Nandi Comer, Al Young, Ghasem Batamuntu, Mona Lisa Saloy, Eugene B. Redmond, Fritz Pointer, Gwendolyn Mitchell, Felix Orisewike Sylvanus, Rudolph Lewis, Kamaria Muntu, Ed Bullins, Mabel Mnensa, Kwan Booth, and Tureeda Mikell
[ view PDF ]
● Poetic Mission: A Dialogue on the Role of the Poet and Poetry
by Rudolph Lewis (dialogue team: Marvin X, Jerry Ward, Mary Weems, and C. Leigh McInnis)
[ view PDF ]
● The Poetic Mission: Art II: Reviewing a Life, A Calling
by Haki R. Madhubuti
[ view PDF ]
Amour of Ancestors
● Everett Hoagland, Charles Blackwell, Jacqueline Kibacha, John Reynolds III, Darlene Scott, Jimmy Smith Jr., Sam Hamud, Opal Palmer Adisa, Amy ‘Aimstar’ Andrieux, Lamont b. Steptoe, Avotcja Jiltonilro, Anthony Spires, Benecia Blue, Neil Callender, Tanure Ojaide, Pious Okoro, Tony Medina, Dr. Ja A. Jahannes, Brother Yao, Zayad Muhammad, Nykimbe Broussard, Kilola Maishya, Niyah X, Adrienne N. Wartts, Greg Carr, Darlene Roy, Tantra Zawadi, Ishmael Reed, Quincy Scott Jones, Bob McNeil, Ariel Pierson, Marie Rice, Yvonne Hilton, Bolade Akintolayo, Latasha Diggs, Felton Eaddy, and B. Sharise Moore
[ view PDF ]
Baraka, Politics and News
● Medical Mythology
by Ramal Lamar
[ view PDF ]
● Qaddafy’s Apology for Arab Slavery: A Dialogue Between Poets
by Rudolph Lewis, Sam Hamud, and Kola Boof
[ view PDF ]
● Prize and Award: Chinua Achebe and Haki R. Madhubuti
[ view PDF ]
● Two Poets in Oakland: Ishmael Reed and Marvin X
by Ishmael Reed and Marvin X
[ view PDF ]
● A Pan African Dialogue on Cuba: From Black Bird Press
by Dead Prez, Carlos Moore, Pedro de la Hoz, and North American African Activist, Intellectuals and Artist
[ view PDF ]
● Black Arts West Celebrates Amiri Baraka at 75
a photos essay by Kamau Amen-Ra
[ view PDF ]
by Lee Hubbard and Marvin X
[ view PDF ]
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