The muse is music
"This wide-ranging, ambitiously interdisciplinary study traces jazz's influence on African American poetry from the Harlem Renaissance to contemporary spoke word poetry." -- Back cover
African Americans in literatureHistory and criticismRhythmMusic and literatureJazz musicians in literatureIntellectual lifeJazz in literatureEnglish languageAmerican poetryAfrican American authorsAfrican American musicians in literatureAfrican Americans