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S O S: Poems 1961-2013
Amiri Baraka
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Description for S O S: Poems 1961-2013
Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 850.
One of the New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books WITH AN APPENDIX OF NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED WORK Fusing the personal and the political in high-voltage verse, Amiri Baraka was one of the preeminent literary innovators of the past century. This volume comprises the fullest spectrum of his rousing, revolutionary poems, from his first collection to unpublished pieces composed during his final years. Throughout Baraka's career as a prolific writer in several genres (also published under the name LeRoi Jones), he was vehemently outspoken against oppression of African American citizens, and he radically altered the discourse surrounding racial ... Read more
One of the New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books WITH AN APPENDIX OF NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED WORK Fusing the personal and the political in high-voltage verse, Amiri Baraka was one of the preeminent literary innovators of the past century. This volume comprises the fullest spectrum of his rousing, revolutionary poems, from his first collection to unpublished pieces composed during his final years. Throughout Baraka's career as a prolific writer in several genres (also published under the name LeRoi Jones), he was vehemently outspoken against oppression of African American citizens, and he radically altered the discourse surrounding racial ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780802124685
SKU
V9780802124685
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About Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka (1934--2014) was an author of poetry, plays, essays, fiction, and music criticism, as well as a groundbreaking political activist who lectured in the United States, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe. He served as Poet Laureate of New Jersey from 2002-2003, and his numerous accolades include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, the ... Read more
Reviews for S O S: Poems 1961-2013
Praise for S O S: Poems 1961-2013 A New York Times Editors' Choice "The most complete representation of over a half-century of revolutionary and breathtaking work."
Claudia Rankine, New York Times Book Review "S O S provides readers with rich, vital views of the African American experience and of Baraka's own evolution as a poet-activist... Baraka is as adept with ... Read more
Claudia Rankine, New York Times Book Review "S O S provides readers with rich, vital views of the African American experience and of Baraka's own evolution as a poet-activist... Baraka is as adept with ... Read more