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Books by Devorah Major
  | | Where River Meets Ocean(1st Edition) (San Francisco Poet Laureate Series) by Devorah Major Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 2003 by City Lights Foundation Books ISBN-13: 978-1-931404-03-7, ISBN: 1-931404-03-8 "This collection of poetry begins with the poet’s inaugural address as Laureate of San Francisco, a sparkling essay that shows how poetry can please and empower. Strong, introspective and caring, major’s poems capture the challenge and joy of being an artist, as they survey the political and social landscapes of one of America’s favorite cities."A visionary of hope, with a heart big enough to embrace every neighborhood, street and alley ..." |
 | | The Other Side of the Postcard(Updated) by Devorah Major Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2005 by City Lights Foundation Books ISBN-13: 978-1-931404-06-8, ISBN: 1-931404-06-2 "In conjunction with the San Francisco Public Library, poet laureate devorah major made a public appeal for poems that explored the realities of people’s lives in a city as tough and tragic as it is beautiful and exhilarating. This anthology collects the best of this poetry by celebrated writers, schoolchildren with fresh eyes, homeless people and students, perceptive elders and working people from every ethnicity and class. A cross sect ..." |
 | | and then we became by Devorah Major Paperback, 88 Pages, Published 2016 by City Lights Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-87286-726-0, ISBN: 0-87286-726-9 "Top Poetry Books of Fall 2016 - Library JournalWho are we humans, with our differences and our personal histories, mythologies and urgencies, as well as our collective struggles and dreams? Why are we here?Questions of culture, ethnicity and genderand the denial of those bordersinfuse these poems, rich with social and political commentary, and filled with compassion, love, anger and hope. Even while writing of one child, one homeless ..." |
 | | Brown Glass Windows(1st Edition) by Devorah Major, Rudy Rucker Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2002 by Curbstone Books ISBN-13: 978-1-880684-87-0, ISBN: 1-880684-87-X "Brown Glass Windows is the story of the Evermans, an African-American family in the Filmore District of San Francisco and the tragic history of their son, Ranger, who returns scarred from his experiences in Vietnam and struggles with drug addiction. Ironically, when he finally conquers his drug habit, he is killed meaninglessly in a drive-by shooting. Ranger's death causes the family, with its suppressed recriminations and accumulated r ..." |
 | | Street Smarts(1st Edition) by Devorah Major Paperback, 56 Pages, Published 1996 by Curbstone Books ISBN-13: 978-1-880684-27-6, ISBN: 1-880684-27-6 "A stunning new voice in African-American poetry, Devorah Major in street smarts explores the hardships of life in the streets, the damage that is done there, and the strategies for survival. Hers is a powerful, affirmative voice that is joyful and proud. " |
 | | califia's daughter poems (Willow Books Editor's Choice) by Devorah Major Paperback, 76 Pages, Published 2020 by Willow Books/Aquarius Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-73308-989-0, ISBN: 1-73308-989-6 "Poetry collection by devorah major, third San Francisco Poet Laureate." |
 | | Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman by Bob Kaufman, Neeli Cherkovski, Raymond Foye, Tate Swindell, Devorah Major Paperback, 276 Pages, Published 2019 by City Lights Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-87286-769-7, ISBN: 0-87286-769-2 ""The Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman is the most comprehensive selection of his verse to date, a volume that contains a lot of previously uncollected work. … this book makes a case for him as a perceptive and eccentric American original, a man who seems to have fallen out of the sky like a meteor."—The New York Times"The body of work is small but voluminous in intensity, spirit and soul, with a lineage that runs from Charles Baudelaire t ..." |
 | | Open Weave(Reprint) by Devorah Major Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1997 by Berkley ISBN-13: 978-0-425-15665-0, ISBN: 0-425-15665-6 "Ernestine Moore, the elderly woman who seemed to run the household, usually waved him away from the door. She was always weaving, if she wasn't making one of her healing teas. Ray's wife had sent him up the long hill to climb those stairs a few times, to get one of Ernestine's teas to soothe one child's colic, or to bring up the phlegm in a different one's chest. Ray always obliged his wife. He loved to look at all the colorful clo ..." |
 | | Traveling Women(1st Edition) by Opal Palmer Adisa, Devorah Major Paperback, 103 Pages, Published 1989 by Jukebox Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-932693-01-3, ISBN: 0-932693-01-6 "poetry by two Bay area women" |
 | | An Open Weave by Devorah Major Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1996 by Women's Press Ltd,The Import ISBN-13: 978-0-7043-4499-0, ISBN: 0-7043-4499-8 "Vibrant and lyrically written, this novel weaves in and out of three generations of an extended African-American family, following the stories of three strong and beautiful characters: Ernestine, the blind matriarchal grandmother, Iree, her epileptic and visionary daughter, and Iree's fast-talking and strong-willed daughter, Amanda." |
 | | Ice Journeys by Devorah Major Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2009 by Night Shade Books ISBN-13: 978-1-59780-147-8, ISBN: 1-59780-147-X "From Devorah Major, author of An Open Weave and Brown Glass Windows, comes Ice Journeys, a stunning dystopian science fiction novel of survival, alienation, and desire. Vivian Fahey is a regent, one of the leading lights in an overpopulated and polluted world. National boundaries have been erased, replaced by corporate states bound by a worldwide religion based solely upon the acquisition of capital. Vivian is a ruthless businesswoman ..." |
 | | With More Than Tongue(1st Edition) by Devorah Major Paperback, 76 Pages, Published 2003 by Creative Arts Book Co ISBN-13: 978-0-88739-511-6, ISBN: 0-88739-511-2 "Award-winning writer, performer, and teacher devorah major became the third Poet Laureate of San Francisco in April 2002. The author of countless essays, short stories, and poems, major has presented her work across the United States and Europe. Her writings have been published in The Single Mother?s Companion, Practicing Angels, and ZYZZYVA, among others. She received a writing fellowship from the California Arts Council for her work a ..." |
 | | Frederick Douglass A Hero for All Times by Devorah Major Published 2002 ISBN-13: 978-1-58702-028-5, ISBN: 1-58702-028-9 |
 | | Rosa Parks Freedom Fighter by Devorah Major Published 2002 ISBN-13: 978-1-58702-027-8, ISBN: 1-58702-027-0 |
 | | Frederick Douglass A Hero for All Times by Devorah Major Published 2000 ISBN-13: 978-1-58702-451-1, ISBN: 1-58702-451-9 |
 | | A Step into History Ser. Frederick Douglass : A Hero for All Times by Devorah Major Published 2000 ISBN-13: 978-1-893376-75-5, ISBN: 1-893376-75-3 |
 | | Rosa Parks Freedom Fighter by Devorah Major Published 2000 ISBN-13: 978-1-58702-448-1, ISBN: 1-58702-448-9 |
 | | A Step into History Ser. Rosa Parks : Freedom Fighter by Devorah Major 88 Pages, Published 1999 by Don Johnston, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-893376-37-3, ISBN: 1-893376-37-0 "Rosa Parks refused to yield her seat to a white man on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama, bus in 1955 because she was tired." |
 | | Rosa Parks Freedom Fighter - Start to Finish Books by Devorah Major Cd, 88 Pages, Published 1999 by Don Johnston, Incorporated Audiobook ISBN-13: 978-1-893376-74-8, ISBN: 1-893376-74-5 "The Start to Finish Book Series was created to make students want to read, be able to read, and get them reading more and more. A paperback book, audiocassette, and CD-ROM offer different amounts of reading support to match student's reading skills. A Teacher's Guide is also included. Windows 95/98 or later. Mac 7.5.5 or later. Comes in a clamshell case." |
 | | Easy Yoga for Busy People by Bobbe Norrise, Devorah Major, Harry Wade Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 1997 by Total Health Inst ISBN-13: 978-0-9660218-1-3, ISBN: 0-9660218-1-9 "It is for the athlete, the artist, the business person, the senior. This book is being used successfully with students in stretching & relaxation classes on the middle school, high school & college levels." |
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