855388
9780873386739
In her title poem, Honoree Fanonne Jeffers tells of the creation of barbecue, of how slaves cooked their masters' scraps into not merely a survival food but a cuisine. Powerful and moving, Jeffers's poems also provide more than mere sustenance, teaching that sometimes the "nasty leftovers" of life can be transformed into music, scripture, celebration.Jeffers, Honorbee Fanonne is the author of 'Gospel of Barbecue Poems' with ISBN 9780873386739 and ISBN 0873386736.
[read more]