The blues was born in the African American experience, from work songs through spirituals to big-city melancholy. This collection of poetry, inspired by blues as a unique music form, is the first of its kind. Poets from Langston Hughes and W. H. Auden to Sherman Alexie pay tribute to the powerful emotions brought forth by this time-honored form of music.

256 pages; 6.5 x 4.5 inches; hardcover; ISBN 9780375414589