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| God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: James Weldon Johnson
Creators: Aaron Douglas, C. B. Falls
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 627759
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 0140184031
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.52
EAN: 9780140184037
ASIN: 0140184031
Publication Date: February 1, 1990
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Product Description
James Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the most revered African Americans of all time, whose life demonstrated the full spectrum of struggle and success. In Gods Trombones, one of his most celebrated works, inspirational sermons of African American preachers are reimagined as poetry, reverberating with the musicality and splendid eloquence of the spirituals. This classic collection includes Listen LordA Prayer, The Creation, The Prodigal Son, Go Down DeathA Funeral Sermon, Noah Built the Ark, The Crucifixion, Let My People Go, and The Judgment Day.
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Beautiful poetry December 20, 2008
This is a wonderful work of poetry written by a man who has been forgotten so much over the years. The seven works are all based on the Bible, but please don't feel that you have go be deeply religious to enjoy and fall in love with this book. Mr. Johnson's use of language is so vivid, for instance, "darker than a hundred midnights down in a cypress swamp" from The Creation, that one just can't stop reading and loving the beautiful and lyrical words. Please read and enjoy.
The Hope of God's Trombones October 26, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
God's Trombones is a beautiful expression of the themes of the Southern black experience and God's constant, personal presence in their lives. The themes he chose were expressed in sermons and in Gospel music. For the black person, God was aware of their struggles, would bring them out of "Egypt" (slavery) and would eventually take them to their home "over Jordan". Death would be a gentle freedom for those who were weary (as in "Go down Death").
Johnson's introduction explains that he was trying to express the fervant Southern black preacher with his pauses and emphases. He has done both well.
This is a book to be read for its beauty and inspiration, but more important, it shows (theological inaccuracies aside) how an oppressed people trusted in God's gentle hand, and God's constant love for even the "least" of his Creation.
I recommend this for historians, teachers, lovers of poetry, and for its spiritual content, anyone seeking inspiration.
Just Wonderful July 13, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My dad teaches Sunday School and was looking for this book to incorporate into his lesson plans. I found it here at Amazon and fell in love with this book. Absolutely wonderful to read and very profound. Exceptional!
Historical Preservation - Community Backbone June 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The title says it all: "Trombones" represents the preservation of the history of the community backbone of prayer, persistence, and strength. The poetry gives some insight to the suffering of the elders, and speaks to the continuing fight for the full parity of the AfricanAmerican community in a country that was literally built upon the bleeding, sweaty backs of my ancestors.
Amazon is to be commended for participating in this historical preservation of a works that I would recommend as mandatory reading for generations to come - regardless of religion, gender, or color.
God's Trombones: Poems That Galvanize the Soul April 25, 2007
My soul is galvanized everytime I hear or read James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones. I have directed student perfomances of this deeply moving African American text. "The Crucifixion," for example, tells the story of how Jesus Christ, my Lord, my Savior,my Friend, suffered death on an old cross so that I might have an opportunity to be more sensitive to the hurting. The "Prodigal Son" urges me to experience and, thus understand, that I must live with a redemptive consiousness. And, of course, I am compelled to understand, through the poem "Go Down Death" this reality: God does call His children home. Those who have suffered "long in the vineyard" are deserving of rest. For sure, God's Trombones is a poetic tribute to an experience that is Christian and African American. I thank James Welson Johnson for creating this poetic masterpiece. Let's continue to read it; let's perform it. Let's live within the context of the spirituality of the voice. Amen!
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