Dec 30, 2009
Amiri Baraka is an exceptionally versatile literary figure, equally well known for his poetry, drama, and essays. In addition, he has written short stories, collected in Tales (1967), and an experimental novel, The System of Dante’s Hell (1965), which includes numerous poetic and dramatic passages. Baraka’s early volumes of poetry Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note (1961) and The Dead Lecturer (1964) derive from his period of involvement with the New York City avant-garde. Other volumes, such as Black Magic:...
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