Cover to Cover Open Book – April 20, 2007

As we celebrate KPFA’s 58th anniversary, we take a retrospective look at the amazing poets and writers that have contributed to KPFA and to Pacifica’s legacy. One of those luminaries, has been June Jordan. Today, Cover to Cover – Open Book presents an edited version of a Tribute to June Jordan produced by Erica Bridgeman and narrated by Lewis Sawyer. Born July 9, 1936 in Harlem, New York City, she passed away after a long struggle with breast cancer on June 14, 2002, in Berkeley, California. She published 28 books of poetry, essays, and fiction. She was a regular columnist for The Progressive and a prolific writer whose articles appeared in The Village Voice, The New York Times, Ms., Essence, the American Poetry Review, The Nation, and many other periodicals. The post Cover to Cover Open Book – April 20, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.