God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse

James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) was a revered African American civil rights leader, diplomat, lawyer, novelist, poet, and songwriter in the Harlem Renaissance. He also coauthored the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing," known as the Black national anthem. God's Trombones, one of Johnson's most celebrated works, transforms seven uplifting spiritual sermons of African American preachers into poetry. God's Trombones equates the Black oral tradition and its characteristic cadence with the sweeping tonal ranges of the trombone, which most closely resembles the human voice. This classic collection includes "Listen, Lord -- A Prayer"; "The Creation"; "The Prodigal Son"; "Go Down Death -- A Funeral Sermon"; "Noah Built the Ark"; "The Crucifixion"; "Let My People Go"; and "The Judgment Day."

Author: James Weldon Johnson
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 04/18/2023
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.13lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.07w x 0.17d
ISBN13: 9780486851372
ISBN10: 0486851370
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | African American & Black
- Literary Criticism | American | African American & Black
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies

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