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Copper Canyon Press, paperback

Publication Date:September 14, 2021

Publisher Marketing:After decades out of print,Passion–one of June Jordan’s most important collections–has returned to readers. Originally entitled,passion: new poems, 1977-1980,this volume holds key works including “Poem About My Rights,” “Poem About Police Violence,” “Free Flight,” and an essay by the poet, “For the Sake of the People’s Poetry: Walt Whitman and the Rest of Us.” June Jordan was a fierce advocate for the safety and humanity of women and Black people, and for the freedom of all people–and Barack Obama made a line from this book famous: “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” With love and humor, via lyrics and rants, she calls for nothing less than radical compassion. This new edition includes a foreword by Nicole Sealey.