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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... thought him was change , cool . him still standing there . it's wintertime , him cool . know the realenemy . change : him wanted to be a tv star . him is . ten o'clock news . wanted , wanted . nigger stole some lemon & lime popsicles ...
... thought him was change , cool . him still standing there . it's wintertime , him cool . know the realenemy . change : him wanted to be a tv star . him is . ten o'clock news . wanted , wanted . nigger stole some lemon & lime popsicles ...
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... thought it unusual ; not even me . 10 . i in 1963 became black & everyone thought it unusual ; even me . 11 . the american dream : nigger bible in every hotel : iceberg slim ( pimp ) getting next to julia ; & roy wilkins on the mod ...
... thought it unusual ; not even me . 10 . i in 1963 became black & everyone thought it unusual ; even me . 11 . the american dream : nigger bible in every hotel : iceberg slim ( pimp ) getting next to julia ; & roy wilkins on the mod ...
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... thought u knew it before the knower did , didn't u know u lost brother ? thought u were bad until u ran up against BAD : Du Pont , Ford , General Motors even the latest 117 Paris fashions : & u goin ta get rich off dashikis before Sears ...
... thought u knew it before the knower did , didn't u know u lost brother ? thought u were bad until u ran up against BAD : Du Pont , Ford , General Motors even the latest 117 Paris fashions : & u goin ta get rich off dashikis before Sears ...
Contents
Foreword by Gwendolyn Brooks xiii | |
The New Integrationist 21 | |
Contradiction in Essence 27 | |
Copyright | |
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