Amiri Baraka on his poetry and breaking rules
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- Poet E. Ethelbert Miller introduces Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) as one of the most prolific writers of the century in this 1998 edition of HoCoPoLitSo's The Writing Life. They talk about the writers that influenced his work: Charlie Olson, the Black Mountain Group, Frank O'Hara and Allen Ginsberg. Baraka reads his first published poem, "Preface to a 20 Volume Suicide Note." A discussion on the link between his poetry and music precedes a reading of a section of the poem "In the Tradition," which touches on the heritage of African-American music. The conversation concludes with Baraka's greatest hope for American poetry -- that the great poets will find their voices in a collective way in order to discover literature that speaks against the rules.
Baraka's plays and poetry are groundbreaking and inspiring to this day. We need his wisdom today more than ever.
Thank you to all who have written praising Amiri Baraka. This interview was truly amazing, as was the man. We are privileged to have hosted Mr. Baraka several times, reading to our audiences, especially to our high school audiences. He will truly be remembered as a visionary.
Thank you. We agree; he was phenomenal with student audiences, and adult. A visionary indeed.
Thank you so very much for this. I keep Baraka close to me at all times, and hearing his voice and his wisdom is always a gift, one which you have given to us with this video.
... be part of the struggle to transform reality. Legacy indeed.
Thank you for your comment. We are all mourning the loss of this legend.
Hi Ayesha Karim,
Amiri Baraka is a national treasure. I'm glad you enjoyed the show with him -- he is a riot in person. All the best, and keep writing, HoCoPoLitSo
. . . on this earth you walked now in heaven you fly . . .
The end of this interview was EPIC, POWERFUL, TELLING, and of course relevant to 2022.
Isn't that the truth? He was a kind of prophet, as well as a poet.
Thank you very much and God Bless You, Amiri Baraka.
Pure brilliance...and REAL talk.
Thank you. We think so too. Try a few more of our real talk interviews with authors -- poets like Sekou Sundiata, Lucille Clifton, Paula Meehan and Phil Levine.
In my Arts lecture list, there is a poem called 'Wise I' by Amiri Baraka. This is the reason I came here.
I'm so glad a poem inspired you to watch. Keep reading, and watching!
RIP Author & Activist Amiri Baraka. Your Legacy Lives On!
Amiri Baraka speaks from the soul. It's no wonder it upsets some people, and so it bloody should. It should shame people down from their skin to their parched and crinkled hearts.
No, it upset them that his works contain racism, antisemitism, misogyny, homophobia etc...
@@peterkelnerxd7009 I bet you're a hoot at parties
Inspiring interview. Artists should grasp the power to create their own networks to produce and distribute their work outside of the permission of given establishments.
Thank you for watching, and Mr. Baraka had interesting things to say about those networks. If you liked this interview, perhaps the show with Sekou Sundiata (who talks about those networks in the music business) would be a good one to try next.
Reading Dapper Dan book & he named dropped Amiri .... "When he wasn’t busy drawing in his sketchbook, he was exposing us to all the latest music. Coltrane and Miles and Mingus. He had us listening to beat poetry by Allen Ginsberg and Amiri Baraka." I found out about Amiri through Def Poetry
What a confluence of influences! Amiri Baraka was a phenomenal influencer before that word was coined. I'm so glad you found his work, and this video. We hope you remain a fan of poetry.
In discovering this excellent interview, I stumbled upon a buried treasure trove. Although I've read bits and pieces of his oeuvre, seein' him engaged so passionately in conversation gave me an appreciation of the joyful Amiri Baraka. P.S. Nice job on the interview.
Thank you so much for your comment, Marchal. Passionate is a good word to describe Mr. Baraka!
Y’all make me dig myself more and I’m only at the introduction 😁😁😁😁😁
That was all love from an elder...
Forever Remained , Stained and Framed in my Cerebral Cortex.
Agreed -- Baraka is amazing. If you enjoyed this program, try our show with Martín Espada or the show with Sekou Sundiata. Thanks for watching.
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Incredible man.
Thank you, Mr. Baraka. Continued to teach. Until we (as a people) circle the wagons and promote positive and truthful content, the powers that be will continue to promote negative stereotypes and modern-day minstrels. And pay others who look like us a lot of money to promote foolishness. Just look around you!
RIP Amiri Baraka
This was great❤
RIP AMIRI BARAKA
my mom wanted to run away to Cuba at that time, of course she was stuck with a baby. lol. Castro inspired a lot of people.
Mr. Miller, stellar interview. Bravo.
Thank you for watching, and for complimenting Mr. Miller. Ethelbert has been one of our favorite hosts, and poets, for more than two decades. He doesn't seem to age. And he and Baraka really connected. We were so privileged to have Mr. Baraka read for our audiences twice.
hocopolitso "pretty woke". nigga you gay (I'm white by the way)
Requiescat in pace, Mr. Baraka.
RIP
Amiri Baraka on his poetry and breaking wind.
happy earthstrong
quotes Larry Darnell "you poor sad foolish fool" 14:00
Thanks so much for watching. We are all saddened at the loss of Baraka.
hocopolitso Yes. Strength to all those who carry the torch
Wait E Ethel Bert?
Somebody tried hard to fit in with them folks. Harder than me...
"The writers have to begin... to create more of an alternative network. They have to be able to publish themselves."
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