Somebody Blew Up America & Other Poems by Amiri Baraka/House Of Nehesi Publishers: There was not a doubt in my mind that Amiri Baraka is the most dynamic Poet alive today, and this book confirms what I already knew. This is Baraka in typical style and form. He never misses a beat, he is not afraid to say what needs to be said, and as always he provokes thought. This is a short look at his work as the book is 55 pages and there are a couple of long pieces in it. Seven Poems and a rant in the back.
Everybody knows Somebody Blew Up America and what a briliant Poem that is. Why Is We Americans? is also a particularly briliant Poem. The best piece in here I have to say would have to be In Town which appeared as a track on a Roots album a few years ago. This Poem is brilinatly written and layered. Honestly it is one of the best Poems I have ever read. So I highly recomend if you read this that you go to amazon.com and order this book. It is well work it. -M.D.G.
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