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Amiri Baraka
Also known as Imamu Amear Baraka, LeRoi Jones, Everett Leroy Jones, Imamu Amiri Baraka, Imamu Baraka
African-American writer (1934–2014)
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- Born
- October 7, 1934
- Died
- 2014
- Works
- 260
Top works
- Great goodness of life
- William Carlos Williams
- Spring & soforth
- Barakario
- RWH on the Black liberation movement
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Writing · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones October 7, 1934), formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, is an African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and has taught at a number of universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He…
Known for
- castelporziano ostia dei poeti — Self - poet2025
- Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri — Self2024
- Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder — Self2009
- Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press — Self2008
- New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture — Himself2008
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Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone. Baraka's plays, poetry, and essays have been described by scholars as constituting defining texts for African-American culture.
Baraka's career spanned nearly 52 years, and his themes range from Black liberation to White racism. His notable works of criticism and poetry include "The Music: Reflection on Jazz and Blues", "The Book of Monk", and "New Music, New Poetry", works that draw on topics from the worlds of society, music, and literature.
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