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dinasamimi's review
4.0
Strong collection, great range. Much of this still resonates today. I really thought the preface re: Walt Whitman was excellent and set the poetry in motion for me.
katharina90's review
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
From the insightful preface about Walt Whitman/People's Poetry to the many strong pieces ranging from silly to serious, what a brilliant collection.
Hard to pick favorites but poems that stood out included:
-Poem for Nana
-The Rationale
-Letter to the Local Police
-Poem about Police Violence
-Notes on the Peanut
-What Is This in Reference To?
-Poem about My Rights
Hard to pick favorites but poems that stood out included:
-Poem for Nana
-The Rationale
-Letter to the Local Police
-Poem about Police Violence
-Notes on the Peanut
-What Is This in Reference To?
-Poem about My Rights
"we are the ones we've been waiting for"
-Poem for South African Women
Content Warnings
Moderate: Police brutality, Rape, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
Minor: Colonisation and Suicide
mnatalie_writes's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This collection of June Jordan's poetry is a must read even for those who don't know anything about poetry. It's a fundamental piece of art.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Police brutality, Cursing, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual violence
kaykayh's review
3.75
My introduction to Jordan's poetry. I had seen her mentioned before but never read any of her poems that I remembered. I bought this book at City Lights Bookstore. I found Jordan's poetry to be interesting, but I was most impressed by the Preface where Jordan writes about Walt Whitman being the people's poet and about his influence on her poetry.
okdupuy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
June Jordan inspires me so much everyday.
vrkinase0411's review
challenging
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
I'm not entirely sure. We'll see up on re-read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Racism
cblueweaver's review against another edition
5.0
I have admired June Jordan as a person for a few years now. Her life is incredible. The kind of work she did, the kinds of art she advocated, and the kind of person she was are all deeply inspirational to me. But I have never actually read her poetry until now, and I am relieved to find that I love that dearly too. Political poetry has a reputation for being trite or hollow or otherwise artless, and that is a belief I can feel myself leaning into even when I have read so much deeply political, and deeply arresting, poetry. This poetry, here, in Passion? This is beautiful. The playfulness on display, the attention to rhythm and sound, the liveliness and the evident joy in the art of poetry are all so compelling. Excellent, excellent stuff.