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Human Highlight: An Ode To Dominique Wilkins [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 28 pages, aukštis x plotis: 210x132 mm, Illustrations
  • Serija: BreakBeat Poets
  • Išleidimo metai: 27-Mar-2018
  • Leidėjas: Haymarket Books
  • ISBN-10: 1608469840
  • ISBN-13: 9781608469840
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 28 pages, aukštis x plotis: 210x132 mm, Illustrations
  • Serija: BreakBeat Poets
  • Išleidimo metai: 27-Mar-2018
  • Leidėjas: Haymarket Books
  • ISBN-10: 1608469840
  • ISBN-13: 9781608469840
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin pay poetic homage to slam dunk virtuoso Dominique Wilkins, and creativity & improvisation in the game of basketball.

In 1988, Dominque Wilkins & Michael Jordan squared off in Chicago for the most epic dunk contest in the history of the sport. 30 years later, poets & playwrights, Idris Goodwin & Kevin Coval, long-time collaborators, pay homage to the slam dunk, the anniversary of contest & to the moment & to the sport that changed culture in America & around the globe. Human Highlight: An Ode to Dominique Wilkins is a celebration of creativity, improvisation & the beauty & power in the game of basketball.
Kevin Coval played semi-pro ball in Wales in the mid-90s which says more about the condition of ball in Wales at the time then it does about his game. Coval is also the author of ten books including A Peoples History of Chicago, editor of The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop, & co-wrote the play, This is Modern Art with Idris Goodwin. Artistic Director of Young Chicago Authors which won a MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions in 2016. Coval is the founder of Louder Than A Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival & co-hosts the podcast The Cornerstore on WGN Radio. His work has appeared on The Daily Show, 4 seasons of HBOs Def Poetry Jam, CNN.com, Poetry Magazine & Fake Shore Drive, He teaches hip-hop poetics in high schools, colleges & community centers around the globe. Find him on the interconnected networks @kevincoval.