June Jordan (1936-2002), American poet, children's author, prose writer and educator, dedicated her career to exploring the relationship between social justice and art as it relates to the African-American experience. Her verse style is typically described as straightforward and casual, capable of evoking powerful emotional states through its use of everyday speech. For Jordan, art played a crucial role in transforming social and cultural conditions in African-American communities. A prolific and versatile author, Jordan published widely throughout her career, producing numerous poetry collections, children's fiction and non-fiction, essays, autobiographical writings and plays.
Genre: Autobiographies and memoirs; Poetry
We're on: a June Jordan Reader
Directed by Desire: the collected poems of June Jordan by 
Soldier: a poet's childhood by 
Living Room by 
On location: Race and family in the poetry of Sonia Sanchez, June Jordan, and Cathy Song by