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5 unusual facts about June Jordan


June Jordan

She also enrolled at the university but soon returned to Barnard where she remained until 1957.

At Barnard Jordan met Columbia University student, Michael Meyer, whom she married in 1955.

Leena Manimekalai

Tamil version of Openly Bisexual Afro American Poet June Jordan's cult verse 'About my rights' is another highlight of Antharakanni.

Lois-Ann Yamanaka

She describes her experience as, "In the presence of this genius, I felt embarrassed." (216) Yamanaka also cites June Jordan, Ai, Thulanie Davis, and Jessica Hagedorn as major inspirations in terms of their use of voice in poetry.

Nuyol

There are also writing contributions from American writers and activists Langston Hughes and June Jordan in "Drum" and "Now you know" respectively.



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