A meditation on the private and public fault lines which divide
American society.
In Civil Wars,
June Jordan's battleground is the intersection of private and public
reality, which she explores through a blending of personal reflection
and political analysis. From journal entries on the line between
poetry and politics and a discussion of language and power in "White"
versus "Black" English, to First Amendment issues,
children's rights, Black studies, American violence, and sexuality,
Jordan documents the very personal ways in which she meshes with the
social issues of modern-day life in this country.