A review by evereads
The Essential June Jordan by June Jordan

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

but I can tell you that from now on my resistance
my simple and daily and nightly self-determination
may very well cost you your life

When I reached the end of this collection, I burst out in tears. Tears in understanding, rage, sadness, and utter love. As Jericho Brown puts in his afterword, June Jordan’s work asks and answers a fundamental question: Can a poem love you? And there is a resounding yes that echos throughout.