Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111) and index.
Contents
Learning to sing : the emergence of a new literate and literary -- Soul models, rebel voices, or "who we be" -- "I want to hear your music" : the art of reading and feeding -- "We speak in all tongues" : the politics of Bronxonics -- Joe's griots and "exotic dah-dah" : learning how to "catch" words -- Modern blues writers : lived experience as literary inspiration -- "We see ourselves as travelers" : building literate identities.