Signifyin' Me: New and Selected Poems

About the Book

In Signifyin’ Me: New and Selected Poems, Jamie Walker, noted journalist and poet, celebrates the Black women’s literary tradition, a tradition comprised of what feminist scholar Patricia Hill Collins calls “a legacy of struggle” and “culture of resistance.” Walker tackles issues of internalized racism and sexism. Her work not only explores the inextricable link between gender, race, and class, but also women’s politics and spirituality. Signifyin’ Me is a deeply empowering book that is both a testimony to the spirit and passion of the soul.

About the Author

Dr. Jamie Walker is a literary activist and scholar who teaches on the collegiate level, and writers for several Black newspapers and magazines. Walker is author of two books, 101 Ways Black Women Can Learn to Love Themselves: A Gift for Women of All Ages and Signifyin’ Me: New and Selected Poems. Walker taught for several years in the Black Studies Department at Howard University, where she received both her Ph.D. and Masters in African American and Caribbean Literature. She is currently finishing a book about Oscar Micheaux’s leading women. Walker can be reached through her website http://www.jamiewalker.org