June Jordan
1936 - 2002
General Information
Bio
(1936-2002) Poet. June Jordan was born in Harlem, New York, and lived as a child in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, and attended Barnard College in Manhattan, New York.
Full Name
June Jordan
Locations
Kings
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Ms. Jordan lived, as a child, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York.
Unknown
LITWORK
Bang Bang Uber Alles
A musical written in collaboration with Adrienne Torfin.
A musical written in collaboration with Adrienne Torfin.
1936
BIRTH
June Jordan was born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, on July 9, 1936.
1966
OTHER
Ms. Jordan was an instructor at City College of the City University of New York from 1966 to 1968.
1969
LITWORK
Who Look At Me
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
Children's book.
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
Children's book.
1969
OTHER
Ms. Jordan taught at Sarah Lawrence College, Yonkers, New York, from 1969 - 1974.
1970
LITWORK
The Voice of the Children
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
0030851130 / 978-0030851131
Edited collection of children's poetry.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
0030851130 / 978-0030851131
Edited collection of children's poetry.
1971
LITWORK
Some Changes
Dutton
0525206655 / 978-0525206651
Poetry.
Dutton
0525206655 / 978-0525206651
Poetry.
1971
LITWORK
His Own Where
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
0690381337 / 978-0690381337
Novel for young adults which was nominated for a National Book Award in 1971.
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
0690381337 / 978-0690381337
Novel for young adults which was nominated for a National Book Award in 1971.
1971
LITWORK
In the Spirit of Sojourner Truth
Play.
Play.
1972
LITWORK
Dry Victories
Henry Holt & Company, Inc.
0030860245 / 978-0030860249
Young people's poetry.
Henry Holt & Company, Inc.
0030860245 / 978-0030860249
Young people's poetry.
1972
LITWORK
Fannie Lou Hamer
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
0690288948 / 978-0690288940
Young people's poetry.
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
0690288948 / 978-0690288940
Young people's poetry.
1974
LITWORK
New Day: Poems of Exile and Return
Emerson Hall Publishers
0878290621 / 978-0878290628
Poetry.
Emerson Hall Publishers
0878290621 / 978-0878290628
Poetry.
1975
LITWORK
I Love You
Poetry.
Poetry.
1975
LITWORK
New Life: New Room
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
0690002114 / 978-0690002119
Young people's poetry.
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
0690002114 / 978-0690002119
Young people's poetry.
1977
LITWORK
The Things I Do in the Dark
Random House
039440937X / 978-0394409375
Poetry
Random House
039440937X / 978-0394409375
Poetry
1978
OTHER
Ms. Jordan taught at State University of New York at Stony Brook from 1978-1989 and was director of the poetry center and creative writing program from 1986-1989.
1980
LITWORK
Passion: New Poems, 1977-1980
Beacon Press
0807032182 / 978-0807032183
Poetry.
Beacon Press
0807032182 / 978-0807032183
Poetry.
1981
LITWORK
Things That I Do In The Dark: Selected Poems 1954-1977
Beacon Press
807032352
Poetry.
Beacon Press
807032352
Poetry.
1981
LITWORK
Civil Wars, Selected Essays: 1963-1980
Boston: Beacon Press
0807032328 / 978-0807032329
Collection of essays.
Boston: Beacon Press
0807032328 / 978-0807032329
Collection of essays.
1981
LITWORK
Kimako's Story
Houghton
Young people's poetry.
Houghton
Young people's poetry.
1981
LITWORK
For the Arrow that Flies by Day
Play.
Play.
1985
LITWORK
Living Room, New Poems: 1980-1984
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press: Distributed by Persea Books
093841027X / 978-0938410270
Poetry.
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press: Distributed by Persea Books
093841027X / 978-0938410270
Poetry.
1985
LITWORK
On Call: New Political Essays: 1981-1985
South End Press
0896082695 / 978-0896082694
Essays.
South End Press
0896082695 / 978-0896082694
Essays.
1989
LITWORK
Naming Our Own Destiny: New and Selected Poems
Thunder's Mouth Press
0938410830 / 978-0938410836
Poetry.
Thunder's Mouth Press
0938410830 / 978-0938410836
Poetry.
1989
LITWORK
Moving Towards Home: Political Essays
London: Virago
1853810436 / 978-1853810435
Essays.
London: Virago
1853810436 / 978-1853810435
Essays.
1997
LITWORK
Kissing God Goodbye
Anchor
0385490321 / 978-0385490320
Poetry.
Anchor
0385490321 / 978-0385490320
Poetry.
2002
DEATH
June Jordan died in Berkeley, California, in 2002.
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