Step into a World
A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature
Published on 16. October 2000
Book
Hardback
496 pages
978-0-471-38060-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is the best work of hip-hop generation writers captured in a single volume. "Kevin Powell is pushing to bring the voices of his generation: the concerns, the cares, the fears, and the fearlessness." - Nikki Giovanni. From fiction writers, poets, journalists, and commentators, this absorbing anthology captures, for the first time, the new school of black writing, including established and award-winning authors like Junot Diaz, Edwidge Danticat, Danyel Smith, and Paul Beatty, as well as emerging voices from around the world. In addition to showing today's literary flowering, "Step Into A World" provides a window into the crucial issues of contemporary black life, including racial and sexual identity, post-civil rights politics, and hip-hop culture. Compiled by critically acclaimed poet, journalist, and essayist Kevin Powell, this groundbreaking book is a revelation. Kevin Powell (Brooklyn, NY) is a critically acclaimed poet, journalist, and essayist. He is the former senior editor for "Vibe", and has been published in dozens of periodicals, including the "New York Times", the "Washington Post", "Rolling Stone", "George", "Essence", and "One World".
Reviews / Votes
Edited by Kevin Powell, gathers the work of contemporary black writers. ----Diane PatrickMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 163 mm
Weight
850 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-38060-3 (9780471380603)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
approx. 10/2025
1st Edition
Wiley
€20.00
Not yet published
Person
KEVIN POWELL is a critically acclaimed poet, journalist, essayist, and public speaker. A former senior writer for Vibe, he has been published in dozens of periodicals, including the Washington Post, Essence, Code, Rolling Stone, the New York Times, George, Ms., and voter.com.
Content
Partial table of contents: ESSAYS. Donnell Alexander: Are Black People Cooler than White People? Hilton Als: GWTW. Valerie Boyd: In Search of Alice Walker. Veronica Chambers: Mama's Girl. Trey Ellis: The Visible Man. Ekow Eshun: Return to the Planet of the Apes. Lisa Jones: Are We Tiger Woods Yet? Bruce Morrow: She and I. Lonnae O'Neal Parker: White Girl? Natasha Tarpley: Texaco. Toure: Speaking in Tongues. Daniel J. Wideman: Your Friendly Neighborhood Jungle. HIP--HOP JOURNALISM. Harry Allen: Hip--Hop Hi--Tech. Cheo Hodari Coker: The Death of Rock n' Roll. Joan Morgan: hip--hop feminist. Scott Poulson--Bryant: This Is Not a Puff Piece. Kevin Powell: Live from Death Row. CRITICISM. Jabari Asim: Angles of Vision. Erin Aubry: The Soul of Black Talk. Kevin Baldeosingh: Do Books Matter? Debra Dickerson: She's Gotta Have It. Lynell George: No Entry. Esther Iverem: What About Black Romance? FICTION. Paul Beatty: The White Boy Shuffle. Junot Diaz: The Sun, the Moon, the Stars. Tananarive Due: Prologue, 1963. Bernardine Evaristo: The Emperor's Babe. Christopher John Farley: the missionary position. John R. Keene: My Son, My Heart, My Life. Jake Lamar: The Last Integrationist. Victor D. LaValle: slave. Ben Okri: The Famished Road. Phyllis Alesia Perry: Stigmata. Patricia Powell: The Pagoda. Lisa Teasley: Baker. Jervey Tervalon: Rika. POETRY. Toyin Adewale: Safari. Elizabeth Alexander: Fugue. Jeffery Renard Allen: The Clearing. Charlie Braxton: I Dream of Jesus. Shonda Buchanan: personal. Adrian Castro: One Irony of the Caribbean. Wayde Compton: Legba, Landed. Nikky Finney: Assam. Brian Gilmore: swampy river. Duriel E. Harris: from "Awakening". Yona Harvey: Sleep. Ogaga Ifowodo: You Are Chic Now, Che. Arnold J. Kemp: 100 Times. Jessica Care Moore: The Outcome. Samwiri Mukuru: Nairobi Streetlights. G. E. Patterson: Autobiography of a Black Man. Carl Phillips: Blue. Rohan Preston: Patrimony. Vanessa Richards: Calypso the outside woman. Kristina Rungano: The Woman. Angela Shannon: Sunday. Renee Simms: Purple Impala. Patrick Sylvain: Windows of Exile. Natasha Tretheway: Collection Day. Marco Villalobos: Insomnia. DIALOGUE. Ras Baraka: Black Youth Black Art Black Face--An Address. Tisa Bryant: we are trying to (have me) conceive. Cege Githiora: Binga--Diary Entry. Sarah Jones: Just Beneath the Surface--An Email. Teresa N. Washington: An Atlantic Away: A Letter from Africa. Contributors. Self--Portrait: Radcliffe Bailey, the Cover Artist. Selected Bibliography of Black Literature. Books Essential to Understanding Hip--Hop Culture. Permissions. Index.