Kissing God Goodbye: Poems 1991-1997

Kissing God Goodbye: Poems 1991-1997 by Jordan, June. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780385490320.

With the same pithy but eloquent observations characteristic of Jordans classic poetry collections, Things that I Do in the Dark and Living Room, and her notable essay collections, Civil Wars and Technical Difficulties, Kissing God Goodbye will strike a universal chord as it witnesses the pain, confusion, and passion of what its like to live in our society at the twilight of the twentieth century. June Jordans many selves, as poet, essayist, feminist, and activist come together here in a collection of poetry that is alternately lyrical, magical, shockingly spare, pungently political, yet universally resonate. Beautiful love poems are interspersed with poems about Bosnia, Africa, urban America, Clarence Thomas, affirmative action, her mothers suicide, and Jordans bout with breast cancer. This collection of poetry will be warmly welcomed by June Jordan loyalists and new readers who will thrill to discover a voice that has been described as one of the "most gifted poets of the late twentieth century."