God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse

God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
ISBN-10
0143105418
ISBN-13
9780143105411
Series
God's Trombones
Category
Poetry
Pages
60
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Author
James Weldon Johnson

Description

James Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the most revered African Americans of all time, whose life demonstrated the full spectrum of struggle and success. In God's Trombones, one of his most celebrated works, inspirational sermons of African American preachers are reimagined as poetry, reverberating with the musicality and splendid eloquence of the spirituals. This classic collection includes 'Listen Lord-A Prayer,' 'The Creation,' 'The Prodigal Son,' 'Go Down Death-A Funeral Sermon,' 'Noah Built the Ark,' 'The Crucifixion,' 'Let My People Go,' and 'The Judgment Day.'

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