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Books by Ethelbert Miller
  | | The 5th Inning (Busboys and Poets) by E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, 184 Pages, Published 2012 by Pm Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60486-521-9, ISBN: 1-60486-521-0 "The author s second memoir following "Fathering Words: The Making of an African American Writer," this book finds poet and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller returning to baseball, the game of his youth, in order to find the metaphor that will provide the measurement of his life. Almost 60, he ponders whether his life can now be entered into the official record books as a success or failure. Written in short, journal-like entries, "T ..." |
 | | Fathering Words(Reprint) The Making of an African American Writer by E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, 179 Pages, Published 2013 by Black Classic Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57478-056-7, ISBN: 1-57478-056-5 "Moving beyond the loss of both his father and brother, E.Ethelbert Miller tells the story of how love survived in his family. When Miller was about ten years old, his father told him how he considered leaving his mother. Years later, now a writer and a father, Miller looks back on the simple remark and how it shaped him. In Fathering Words, Miller explores his development as an African American writer, the responsibility of his chosen c ..." |
 | | How We Sleep on the Nights We Don't Make Love(1st Edition) by E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, 74 Pages, Published 2004 by Curbstone Books ISBN-13: 978-1-931896-04-7, ISBN: 1-931896-04-6 "In this wide-ranging collection of lyrics, dealing with such themes as family, love, racism, and war, E. Ethelbert Miller sets his scenes against the backdrop of the stark realities of contemporary life, here and abroad. As both his love poems and political poems attest, Miller believes with full faith in the transformative powers of love and understanding. His poems on friendship and love are tender, often whimsical. His political poem ..." |
 | | Whispers, Secrets and Promises(1st Edition) by E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1998 by Black Classic Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57478-011-6, ISBN: 1-57478-011-5 "... a singular desire to do one thing before he died: spend an afternoon on a bank of the Mississippi River, America's greatest life source. ... It was as if Borges was baptizing himself in the river; when he returned dripping to dry land, the poet proclaimed, "Ah, at last, at last I understand America. ... swirling current of African American history, nostalgia, loneliness, and despair. ... Whispers, Secrets and Promises is also a ..." |
 | | If God Invented Baseball Poems by E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 2018 by City Point Press ISBN-13: 978-1-947951-00-6, ISBN: 1-947951-00-9 "Here are poems that celebrate and interpret the game by one of America's finest poets. They are for everyone who has experienced the magic released when three holy things come together: bat, ball and glove. "Ethelbert Miller is one of the most significant and influential poets of our time." --Gwendolyn BrooksIf God Invented Baseball is a complete game of baseball poems, a full nine innings pitched by a “master twirler,” whose complete ..." |
 | | How I Found Love Behind the Catcher's Mask Poems (Paperback) by E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2022 by City Point Press ISBN-13: 978-1-947951-58-7, ISBN: 1-947951-58-0 "One can watch many baseball games before seeing a triple play. With this book E. Ethelbert Miller completes his baseball trilogy." |
 | | The 5th Inning(1st Edition) (Busboys and Poets) by E. Ethelbert Miller Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2009 by Pm Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60486-062-7, ISBN: 1-60486-062-6 "This is a second memoir following Coming after Fathering Words: The Making of an African American Writer. In this story, Miller is returning to baseball, the game of his youth, in order to find the metaphor that will provide the measurement of his life. Almost 60, he ponders whether his life can now be entered into the official record books as a success or failure; one man's examination of personal relationships, depression, love and lo ..." |
 | | First Light New and Selected Poems by E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, 194 Pages, Published 1994 by Black Classic Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57478-042-0, ISBN: 1-57478-042-5 "Much of First Light is autobiographical, a young boy growing into urban manhood; it's a book of family, of strangers, of learning to tell time by the people that populated E. Ethelbert Miller's life. He has populated his work with mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and lovers who fight daily to be able to do simple things like drink clean water and sleep without gunshots interrupting their dreams. He takes instruction from Pablo Neruda ..." |
 | | Beyond the Frontier African American Poetry for the 21st Century by E. Ethelbert Miller, Black Classic Press Paperback, 580 Pages, Published 2002 by Black Classic Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57478-017-8, ISBN: 1-57478-017-4 "This anthology begins with the memory of landscapes and landmarks, presenting poems in the For My People tradition of Margaret Walker. It includes a section titled Blood and Disappointment in the Land,” which documents ongoing social struggles. Other poems focus on the love that is essential for survival, rebirth, and dreams. More than 100 prominent African American poets contribute, including the distinguished and award-winning poets ..." |
 | | Fathering Words(1st Edition) The Making of an African American Writer by E. Ethelbert Miller Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2000 by Thomas Dunne Books ISBN-13: 978-0-312-24136-0, ISBN: 0-312-24136-4 "The poet's journey begins in the heart. Here is a memoir from a poet that reminds us to pursue writing as much as love.Moving beyond the loss of both his father and brother, E. Ethelbert Miller tells the story of how love survived in his family. When Miller was about ten years old, his father told him how he could have left his mother. Years later, now a writer and a father, Miller looks back on that simple remark and how it shaped him. ..." |
 | | In Search of Color Everywhere(Updated) by E.Ethelbert Miller, Terrance Cummings Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1996 by Harry N. Abrams ISBN-13: 978-1-55670-451-2, ISBN: 1-55670-451-8 "A sense of pride and heritage speaks through every page of this fresh compilation celebrating African American verse. Contributors include Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, Thulani Davis, Gwendolyn Brooks, Nikki Giovanni, Alice Walker, Ntozake Shange, Maya Angelou, and others. Over 200 poems. 2-color." |
 | | In Search of Color Everywhere(1st Edition) A Collection of African-American Poetry by E. Ethelbert Miller, Terrance Cummings Hardcover, 255 Pages, Published 1994 by Stewart Tabori & Chang ISBN-13: 978-1-55670-339-3, ISBN: 1-55670-339-2 "One of the first anthologies of black poetry published since the 1960s, In Search of Color Everywhere represents a comprehensive gathering of material. The aim of the volume, in the words of editor E. Ethelbert Miller, is "to pull together a collection of poems that would make readers laugh and clap their hands." Unlike similar anthologies, the book is organized thematically rather than chronologically. Thus a section titled "Free ..." |
 | | When Your Wife Has Tommy John Surgery and Other Baseball Stories Poems (Paperback) by E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2021 by City Point Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-947951-36-5, ISBN: 1-947951-36-X "These poems define our time and allow us to see ourselves as human through the lens of baseball, family and music. When Your Wife Has Tommy John Surgery and Other Baseball Stories is Miller's second book of baseball poems." |
 | | The 5th Inning (Large Print 16pt) by E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, Published 2013 by Readhowyouwant ISBN-13: 978-1-4596-1128-3, ISBN: 1-4596-1128-4 |
 | | Fathering Words(1st Edition) The Making of an African American Writer by E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2001 by St. Martin's Griffin ISBN-13: 978-0-312-27013-1, ISBN: 0-312-27013-5 "With ample insight, candor, and lyricism, poet, scholar, editor, and anthologist E. Ethelbert Miller reflects in these pages on his childhood in the South Bronx, his college days at Howard University, and his ongoing development as a husband, father, poet, and African American author. Fathering Words explores how Miller's family and friends shaped his life—in particular, his father Egberto, who came to the U.S. from Panama, and his olde ..." |
 | | The Collected Poems of E. Ethelbert Miller by E. Ethelbert Miller, Kirsten Porter Paperback, 462 Pages, Published 2016 by Willow Books/Aquarius Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9961390-2-1, ISBN: 0-9961390-2-8 "Poetry collection by E. Ethelbert Miller, writer and literary activist. The editor of Poet Lore, Miller served as Director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University. Awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature from Emory and Henry College, Miller has taught at UNLV, American University, George Mason University, and Emory and Henry College. A two-time Fulbright Senior Specialist Program Fellow and the founder of the Human ..." |
 | | In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall(1st Edition) African Americans Celebrating Fathers by Javaka Steptoe, Folami Abiade, Dinah Johnson, Carole Boston Weatherford, Dakari Hru, Michael Burgess, E. Ethelbert Miller, Lenard D. Moore, David Anderson, Angela Johnson, Sonia Sanchez, Davida Adedjouma, Alan Schoeder Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2013 by Lee & Low Books ISBN-13: 978-1-58430-016-8, ISBN: 1-58430-016-7 ""When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him." This simple, yet potentially double-edged Ashanti proverb begins Javaka Steptoe's picture-book debut, a powerful collection of poems celebrating African American fathers, by new and established African American writers. Breathtaking, evocative mixed-media spreads--bedecked with beads, burlap, and buttons--earned Steptoe's brilliant collection the 1998 Coretta Scot ..." |
 | | On Saturdays, I Santana With You by E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, 75 Pages, Published 2009 by Curbstone Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931896-50-4, ISBN: 1-931896-50-X "" These poems are sensual, erotic, and political, and read like revelations. From Iraq to the bedroom, E. Ethelbert Miller is aware of borders and boundaries." |
 | | Losing Absalom by Alexs D. Pate, E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2005 by Coffee House Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56689-170-7, ISBN: 1-56689-170-1 "Sonny Goodman may have hopped the “modern underground railroad called education” and arrived in far-flung Minneapolis, but with the impending death of his father, North Philadelphia is calling him home. Quickly caught in the web that inner-city life has woven around his family’s dreams, Sonny must find the strength to confront the toll urban corrosion has wrought upon the ones he loves. Named Best First Novel by the Black Caucus of the ..." |
 | | Where are the Love Poems for Dictators?(Reprint) by E. Ethelbert Miller Paperback, 93 Pages, Published 2001 by Open Hand Pub Llc ISBN-13: 978-0-940880-65-8, ISBN: 0-940880-65-2 "The poems of this book display a profound concern for humanity and challenge the proposition that anything is ordinary. The first section ("days of protest/night of peace") expresses solidarity with poor and war-ravaged people in Central and South America and in South Africa. The second section ("dead flowers") is a collection of love poems, and the last section ("poems from blue mountain") focuses on African American folklore. The illu ..." |
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