Chattanooga; Poems

"Chattanooga, a collection of poems written by Ishmael Reed and published in 1973, focuses mainly on the struggles of African Americans during the twentieth century. The title Chattanooga refers to Reed's hometown in Tennessee, where he says he experienced much of the loss in his life as his grandmother struggled with schizophrenia and his grandfather was murdered. The poems within the collection vary wildly in size, style, and content, yet are joined by their focus on origin"--Curating the New York School website, Georgia Institute of Technology, viewed November 14, 2023.