Ground WorkHaki Madhubuti is one of the foremost Black poets and has been in the vanguard of Black letters for more than 25 years. He has perfected the ability to combine politics and poetry in a powerful and unique style that is both accessible and profound. GroundWork: Selected Poems from 1966-1996 is a landmark collection of Madhubuti's poetic vision for and critique of African-Americans and American society as a whole. From ""But He Was Cool"" and ""One Sided Shoot-out"" to ""White People are People Too"" and ""Too Many of Our Young are Dying"", GroundWork is a compendium of verse that is both thoughtful, memorable, and represents some of the best work in a generation of American poets of any color. |
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... land taken from one's ancestors is a profound comment on how far we have lost our way . to be born among weaker apologies from color men in white collars who constantly preach " a better day a comin , " tomorrow expect tennis and ...
... land taken from one's ancestors is a profound comment on how far we have lost our way . to be born among weaker apologies from color men in white collars who constantly preach " a better day a comin , " tomorrow expect tennis and ...
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... land of the sun has a special meaning for me . Youth has its own naivety . I long ago lost my innocence in the concrete of Detroit and the mud of Arkansas . Yet , I was still not prepared for the land that gave birth to civilization ...
... land of the sun has a special meaning for me . Youth has its own naivety . I long ago lost my innocence in the concrete of Detroit and the mud of Arkansas . Yet , I was still not prepared for the land that gave birth to civilization ...
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... land do we walk , sleep , live , play , work , get high , chase women , lie , steal , produce children , and die ? Why is it that 800,000 Black men and 50,000 Black women populate the nation's prisons ? Is race a factor in a land where ...
... land do we walk , sleep , live , play , work , get high , chase women , lie , steal , produce children , and die ? Why is it that 800,000 Black men and 50,000 Black women populate the nation's prisons ? Is race a factor in a land where ...
Contents
Foreword by Gwendolyn Brooks xiii | |
The New Integrationist 21 | |
Contradiction in Essence 27 | |
Copyright | |
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