Ghetto Koans: A Personal Archive - Paperback

Ghetto Koans: A Personal Archive - Paperback

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Ghetto Koans: A Personal Archive - Paperback

Ghetto Koans: A Personal Archive - Paperback

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by James Cagney (Author)

The Japanese word 'koan' is a seemingly unanswerable riddle used by practitioners of Zen Buddhism to trigger spiritual enlightenment and understanding.

Author Biography

James Cagney is an African American poet currently living in Oakland, Ca. He authored two poetry collections: Black Steel Magnolias In The Hour Of Chaos Theory and MARTIAN: The Saint of Loneliness. His books won the 2021 James Laughlin Award from Academy of American Poets and the 2019 Josephine Miles Award from PEN Oakland. His poems have appeared in Alta, Zyzzyva, Poetry Daily, Best American Poetry 2022, Black Imagination: Black Voices on Black Futures, Powerful, Black Powerful: Black Voices Reimagine Revolution, Beat Not Beat, Civil Liberties United and Colossus: Home, among others.

Number of Pages: 114
Dimensions: 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: July 15, 2025

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