Appalachian Elegy: Poetry and Place

Author, activist, feminist, teacher, and artist bell hooks is celebrated as one of the nation's leading intellectuals. Born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, hooks drew her unique pseudonym from the name of her grandmother, an intelligent and strong-willed African American woman who inspired her to stand up against a dominating and repressive society. Her poetry, novels, memoirs, and children's books reflect her Appalachian upbringing and feature her struggles with racially integrated schools and unwel

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Hooks, Bell
Published: 09/28/2012
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813136691
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.54w x 0.26d