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Jackie Kay: “Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend”

Oct 21, 2021
30:02
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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2
How I Met Bessie Smith
01:49 • 2min
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3
The Blues and the Adoption Agency
03:23 • 3min
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4
Bessie Smith's Heart Brokenness Comes From the Heart
06:07 • 3min
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5
A Poem About the People That We Love
09:08 • 4min
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6
The Red Graveyard
13:12 • 6min
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7
I've Just Immersed Myself in Bessie Smith's Recordings
18:45 • 2min
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8
A Woman's Life - A Novel by Jackie Kay
21:01 • 6min
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Bookworm - Bookworm Podcast
26:51 • 3min
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Jackie Kay’s “Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend” is a terrific mixture of memoir and biography.

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