The Future of Black

Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry

Gary Jackson, Len Lawson, Cynthia Manick

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John F Blair Publisher
08 February 2022

History of Art & Design Styles; Art Treatments & Subjects; Poetry anthologies; Science fiction; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies

Here is an anthology that can be shelved with the comics as well as in the poetry section. Comics characters-and futurism-have become increasingly prominent subjects for Black poets, in particular in the years following the expansion of Marvel and the runaway success of Black Panther. This anthology's editors have assembled some of the very best examples of this poetry and paired them with prominent artists whose work will parallel and speak to the content of the text.

This will be a beautiful book, produced with a full-color interior. The editors will have events and readings at bookstores and universities, as well as comics conferences. In selecting and obtaining permission for the works in this books, the editors have seen the mutual admiration of one group for the other, and will therefore feature a lively mix of poets and artists at their events.

Edited by: Gary Jackson, Len Lawson, Cynthia Manick
Imprint: John F Blair Publisher
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781949467673
ISBN 10: 1949467678
Pages: 210
Publication Date: 08 February 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gary Jackson is the author of the poetry collection Missing You, Metropolis (Graywolf, 2010), which received the 2009 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. His poems have appeared in numerous literary journals including Callaloo, Tin House, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Crab Orchard Review. Len Lawson is the author of Chime (Get Fresh Books, 2019), the chapbook Before the Night Wakes You (Finishing Line Press, 2017), and co-editor of Hand in Hand: Poets Respond to Race (Muddy Ford Press, 2017). He has received fellowships from Tin House, Callaloo, Vermont Studio Center, and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. His website is www.lenlawson.co. Cynthia Manick is the author of Blue Hallelujahs (Black Lawrence Press, 2016), which won the 2016 Lascaux Prize in Collected Poetry, and editor of Soul Sister Revue: A Poetry Compilation (Jamii Publishing, 2019). She has received fellowships from Cave Canem, Hedgebrook, and MacDowell Colony. Her website is www.cynthiamanick.com.

Reviews for The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry

The Future of Black is a marvel. Some of the best Black voices out there deconstructing subjects we've all come to know intimately. But not like this. Superheroes and superheroism, pop-culture and genre media are transmuted into poetry that is sharp and staggering. Pick this book up and savor it. You won't regret it. -Cadwell Turnbull, The Lesson