When You See My Mother Ask Her to Dance by Joan Baez Hardback Book 9781567928013

An intimate autobiographical poetry collection from legendary artist and activist Joan Baezamp10amp10Joan Baez shares poems for or about her contemporaries such as Bob Dylan Judy Collins and Jimi Hendrix reflections from her childhood personal thoughts and cherished memories of her family including pieces about her younger sister singersongwriter Mimi Fariamp241ntildea Speaking to the people places and moments that have had the greatest impact on her art this collection is an inspiring personal diary in the form of poetryamp10amp10While Baez has been writing poetry for decades shes never shared it publicly Poems about her life her family about her passions for nature and art have piled up in notebooks and on scraps of paper Now for the first time ever her life is shared revealing pivotal life experiences that shaped an icon offering a neverbeforeseen look into the reminiscences and musings of a great artist Like a latenight chat with someone you love this collection connects fans to the real heart of who Joan Baez is as a person as a daughter and sister and as an artist who has inspired millions