Requiem for New Orleans

by Mike Sharpe and Leon Sharpe

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"Requiem for New Orleans" is a lament for the destruction of a great city and scorn for those who allowed it to happen. Mike Sharpe writes: "New Orleans was not destroyed by a hurricane but by abandonment." Above all, "Requiem for New Orleans" is a meditation on our ability to overcome loss. It is an interweaving of biblical cadences, black idiom, standard American speech, jazz, and the caustic side of protest music. The author leaves us with a question:...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0765617668

ISBN13:9780765617668

Release Date:February 2006

Publisher:Routledge

Length:48 Pages

Weight:0.18 lbs.

Dimensions:0.1" x 6.3" x 8.9"

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