June Jordan was born in Harlem in 1936. 
Poet, activist, teacher, and essayist, she was a prolific,
passionate and influential voice for liberation.
June Jordan, who died in 2002, lived and wrote on the frontlines
of American poetry, political vision and moral witness.



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Under the motto Poetry by and for the 99%! Poems of Provocation & Witness Split This Rock Poetry Festival celebrates the life and work of June Jordan on the 10th anniversary of her death: Join them in March! Be active! Poetry Occupies!

March 22-25, 2012, Washington, DC


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Check out Rita Dove's The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry with June's "Poem About My Rights" as well as many other great poems.

Or go get it from the St. Mark's Bookstore shelves.