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- Title
Sherley Anne Williams "Sing[s] 'em [Bessie Smith] Blues."
- Authors
Johnson, Maria V.
- Abstract
Discusses the work of California poet, writer, critic and essayist Sherley Anne Williams; Argues that Williams's work continues the tradition of blues literature pioneered by Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston; Compares the poetry of Williams to the blues music of Bessie Smith, in terms of rhythm, accent, timbre, and rhyme scheme; Investigates the relationship between musical and literary works, oral and written literary traditions.
- Subjects
WILLIAMS, Sherley Anne, 1944-1999; SMITH, Bessie, 1894-1937; INFLUENCE (Literary, artistic, etc.); BLUES musicians; MUSIC &; literature; POETRY (Literary form); AUTHORS
- Publication
Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies, 2003, Vol 34, Issue 3, p197
- ISSN
1075-4008
- Publication type
Literary Criticism