{"product_id":"understanding-michael-s-harper","title":"Understanding Michael S. Harper","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fresh examination of Harper's body of work as an archive of Black life, thought, and culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book devoted to the groundbreaking poet's work, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Michael S. Harper\u003c\/i\u003e locates his poetic project within Black expressive tradition. The study examines poems drawn from the eleven volumes of verse that Harper (1938-2016) produced between 1970 and 2010, bringing attention to his poetry's sustained engagement with music, literature, and the visual arts. Author Michael A. Antonucci offers readers an account of the poet's career while assessing his verse and providing a sense of its perspective on Black America and American experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his examination of Harper's verse, Antonucci builds upon the critical attention the poet received at the outset of his career—he was twice nominated for the National Book Award. Exploring the poet's celebrated examinations of history, kinship, and Black music, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Michael S. Harper\u003c\/i\u003e develops and expands critical dialogues about the poet and his body of work, which, Antonucci argues, presents a counter narrative about the composition and origins of the United States, reshaping prevailing discourse about race, nation, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of South Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57261032571224,"sku":"9781643364001","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781643364001.jpg?v=1778392903","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/understanding-michael-s-harper","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}