Conversations with Michael S. Harper Walter Howell University of Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

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The questions raised by the Tractarians remain as relevant today as they were then

Conversations with Michael S. Harper Walter Howell University of AmsterdamConversations with Michael S. Harper brings together thirteen interviews with one of the most innovative and influential voices in contemporary American poetry. A distinguished professor at Brown University and the author of fifteen poetry collections, Michael S. Harper (1938 2016) infused his work with the rhythms of jazz and blues, creating a lyrical space where Black history, culture, and spirituality converge. Spanning nearly four decades, these