{"title":"Kevin Young","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Young\u003c\/strong\u003e delves into profound explorations of culture, history, and identity through his evocative poetry and insightful essays. His works often illuminate the African American experience, weaving together themes of struggle, resilience, and expression with a lyrical intensity that resonates deeply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a compelling blend of \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e alongside thought-provoking perspectives on society and history. Young’s writing invites reflection, offering rich insights that enrich both literary appreciation and cultural understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"night-watch-by-kevin-young-9781787335271","title":"Night Watch","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most important poets of his generation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA richly evocative and moving collection about African American identity and history, this is an ode to home places and the dearly departed, and to what of them – of us – poetry can save.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn bellowing declarations of suffering and whispered prayers of faith, \u003ci\u003eNight Watch\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to an inner history which is compelling and authentic and deeply American, rippling with timely and devastating truths about the insidious nature of the American nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeeping up with him is like trying to keep up with Bob Dylan or Prince in their primes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46546937741548,"sku":"9781787335271","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781787335271.jpg?v=1749856899"},{"product_id":"african-american-poetry-250-years-of-struggle-song-by-kevin-young-9781598536669","title":"African American Poetry: : 250 Years of Struggle \u0026 Song","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA literary landmark, the biggest and most ambitious anthology of Black poetry ever published, \u003cem\u003eAfrican American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle \u0026amp; Song\u003c\/em\u003e gathers 250 poets from the colonial period to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross a turbulent history, from such vital centres as Harlem, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and the Bay Area, Black poets created a rich and multifaceted tradition. This tradition serves both as a reckoning with American realities and as an imaginative response to them. Capturing the power and beauty of this diverse tradition in a single indispensable volume, \u003cem\u003eAfrican American Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e reveals its centrality and its challenge to American poetry and culture as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the great American art forms, African American poetry encompasses many kinds of verse: formal, experimental, vernacular, lyric, and protest. The anthology opens with moving testaments to the power of poetry as a means of self-assertion, featuring enslaved individuals like Phillis Wheatley and George Moses Horton, and activist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, who voice their passionate resistance to slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKevin Young's fresh, revelatory presentation of the Harlem Renaissance reexamines the achievements of Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen, alongside works by lesser-known poets such as Gwendolyn B. Bennett and Mae V. Cowdery. The later flowering of the still influential Black Arts Movement is represented here with breadth and originality, including many long out-of-print or hard-to-find poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection showcases all the significant movements and currents, including the nineteenth-century Francophone poets known as Les Cenelles, the Chicago Renaissance that flourished around Gwendolyn Brooks, the early 1960s Umbra group, and the more recent work of writers affiliated with Cave Canem and the Dark Room Collective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso featured are poems by singular, hard-to-classify figures such as the enslaved potter David Drake, the allusive modernist Melvin B. Tolson, and the Cleveland-based experimentalist Russell Atkins. 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The book explores organised and spontaneous violence, both on the field and off, and calls for a much broader definition of ‘sports-related violence’, to include issues as diverse as criminal behaviour by players, abuse within sport, and exploitative labour practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffering a sophisticated theoretical framework for understanding violence in a sporting context and including new case studies and updated empirical data—from professional soccer in Europe to ice hockey in North America—the book establishes a benchmark for the study of violence within sport and wider society. Through close examination of often contradictory trends, from anti-violence initiatives in professional sports leagues to the role of the media in encouraging hyper-aggression, the book throws new light on our understanding of the socially-embedded character of sport and its fundamental ties to history, culture, politics, social class, gender, and the law. This new edition also recognises burgeoning new literatures, such as research examining concussion and the link between sport and mental illness, and includes student-friendly pedagogical aids, such as critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSport, Violence and Society\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital read for anyone studying or working in the areas of the Sociology of Sport, Sport Psychology, Ethics and Philosophy of Sport, Sport and Politics, Sports History, and Sport and the Media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607809179884,"sku":"9781138830707","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138830707-sport-violence-and-society.jpg?v=1778174107"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/kevin-young.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}