Mending the World: Stories of Family by Contemporary Black Writers
Editor: RosemarieRobotham, Foreword by: PearlCleage, Foreword by: MayaAngelou
Basic Civitas Books , 2004
Quality paperback, 320 pages
Size: 222x135 mm
ISBN: 9780465070633
ISBN-10: 0465070639
Rosemarie Robotham
Rosemarie Robotham Is An Editor-At-Large At "Essence" Magazine. A Former Reporter For "Life" Magazine, She Is The Coauthor Of "Spirits Of The Passage: The Transatlantic Slave Trade In The Seventeenth Century." Her Story "Jesse" Appeared In John Henrik Clarke's "Black American Stories: One Hundred Years Of The Best, " And She Edited The Recent Anthology "The Bluelight Corner: Black Women Writing On Passion, Sex, And Romantic Love." She Lives In New York City With Her Husband And Two Children.<P>
Pearl Cleage
Pearl Cleage Is The Author Of "Mad At Miles: A Black Woman's Guide To Truth" And "Deals With The Devil And Other Reasons To Riot." An Accomplished Playwright, She Teaches Playwriting At Spelman College, Is A Cofounder Of The Literary Magazine "Catalyst" And Writes A Column For The "Atlanta Tribune." Ms. Cleage Lives In Atlanta With Her Husband. "What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day"...Is Her First Novel.
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Is A Poet, Writer, Performer, Teacher, And Director. In Addition To Her Bestselling Autobiographies, Beginning With "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," She Has Also Written Five Poetry Collections, Including "I Shall Not Be Moved" And "Shaker, Why Don'T You Sing?," As Well As The Celebrated Poem "On The Pulse Of Morning," Which She Read At The Inauguration Of President William Jefferson Clinton, And "A Brave And Startling Truth," Written At The Request Of The United Nations And Read At Its Fiftieth Anniversary. She Lives In Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
