Re-membering Amiri Baraka on his bornday

missing Amiri Baraka today – His Bornday

Amiri Imamu Baraka
Poet Laureate, Playwright, Speaker, Activist

elements of a poem

When We Arrived presents: We Real Cool a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks (video post)

The literary legend Gwendolyn Brooks.

The first recitation is Gwendolyn herself and the second voice is actor, Morgan Freeman

When We Arrived presents: Why’s/Wise a poem by Amiri Baraka (video post)

before slam…
before def poetry jam…

the words flowed from a place where music met history…
AMIRI BARAKA