Directed by Desire Education the young writer and the

the young writer and the elderly formerly enslaved man ate peaches and watermelon that grew in the backyard and talked about Cudjo's past--memories from his childhood in Africa

and is reissued for a new generation of readers

Petey must face his past and fight for who he loves

who uses mindsight to discover

it's about developing a willingness to embrace every experience life has to offer

Directed by Desire Education the young writer and theTitle: Directed by Desire Author: June Jordan ISBN: 9781556592348 Publisher: Copper Canyon Press Published: 2007 Binding: Paperback Language: English Edition: F First Edition Used Number of Pages: 640 Condition Note: New from the publisher Publisher Description: Affordable paperback of volume honored as one of Library Journal's "Poetry Books of the Year."