Photo and brief biographical profile.

Short essay on the life of the openly bisexual poet.

Obituary for the African-American poet, essayist, and activist. [The Guardian]

Biographical timeline, bibliography, how to obtain permissions, where her papers are archived.

Obituary for the writer and teacher. [New York Times]

Dan Schneider wonders aloud why anyone could think that this political screed was good poetry.

Opinion piece written shortly after Jordan's death, on the invisibility of a Black woman intellectual.

Introduction to the prolific African-American writer.

Photo, profile of the poet. Also an audio file (in WAV format) of her speaking about her political engagement.

Article in The Progressive.

The Swarthmore College student newspaper interviews the University of California Berkeley professor of African-American Studies. [The Phoenix]

Biography, criticism, selected bibliography, and links.