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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... basement apartments . her voice the needle for new - songs plays unsolicited messages : poets , we've all seen poets . minor poets ruined by minor fame . MWILU / OR POEM FOR THE LIVING jump bigness upward GROUNDWORK : SELECTED POEMS.
... basement apartments . her voice the needle for new - songs plays unsolicited messages : poets , we've all seen poets . minor poets ruined by minor fame . MWILU / OR POEM FOR THE LIVING jump bigness upward GROUNDWORK : SELECTED POEMS.
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... poets know it . But the poets have become the traitors . The poets have become comfortable and published . The poets now talk of " private lives ” and “ my business . " The poets make best seller records and sip coffee with the editors ...
... poets know it . But the poets have become the traitors . The poets have become comfortable and published . The poets now talk of " private lives ” and “ my business . " The poets make best seller records and sip coffee with the editors ...
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... poetry delivering melodies that cure dumbness & stupidity yes , poets uttering to the intellect and spirit , screaming to the genes and environments revitalizing the primacy of the word and world . poets must speak the language of the ...
... poetry delivering melodies that cure dumbness & stupidity yes , poets uttering to the intellect and spirit , screaming to the genes and environments revitalizing the primacy of the word and world . poets must speak the language of the ...
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Foreword by Gwendolyn Brooks xiii | |
The New Integrationist 21 | |
Contradiction in Essence 27 | |
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