Directed by Desire: The Collected Poems of June Jordan

Affordable paperback of volume honored as one of Library Journal's "Poetry Books of the Year."Author: June JordanBinding Type: PaperbackPublisher: Copper Canyon PressPublished: 06/01/2007Pages: 640Weight: 2.37lbsSize: 8.96h x 6.10w x 1.71dISBN: 9781556592348About the AuthorJune Jordan was born in Harlem. Her twenty-eight books include poetry, essays, and children's books. A beloved teacher and exuberant activist, she founded Poetry For the People, and was a regular columnist for The Progressive and a prolific writer whose articles appeared in The Village Voice, The New York Times, Ms., and Essence. She died of breast cancer in 2002.