Haki R. Madhubuti (Critical Survey of Poetry, Second Revised Edition)
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Although Haki R. Madhubuti began his writing career as a poet and continues to write poems, he soon asserted that poetry was not only an aesthetic process, but also a sociopolitical act. Two themes permeating his work, then, are also political goals: black unity and black power (through that unity). Because his efforts as a poet and writer demand total dedication to his political concerns—whether in his personal lifestyle or in his publishing ventures—Madhubuti has essentially chosen the role of poet-as-prophet. As he puts it, “black for the...
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