Etheridge Knight poem- The Idea of Ancestry
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Uploaded by jpfarrell68 on Jul 9, 2007
This great Prison poet wrote this in 1968. Knight is considered one of the great African-American Poets, along with Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes or Amiri Baraka.
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Can't thank you enough for this.
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@RobertLowellPoetry it makes the most sense.
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This is why I love Etheridge Knight. When most black poets write about race it gives liberal white readers a vague sense of unease. It's as if the poet does not want to offend, but still wants to enforce the fact that there is a racial wall. (I cannot guess how such poetry makes black readers feel.) Knight writes like he does not give a damn how you feel, or who is reading him. It's about race, but it's beyond race. It's about life - - ugly and raw. Do I make sense? Probably not, but I tried.
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Etheridge Knight =TRILL SPILL (VIVID LINGUISTICS)- KiN CAMELL
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me too, i wish someone would post belly song.
etheridge knight is amazing...
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You are wonderfully AMAZING! I heard this from Poetry Speaks. I truly wish "Belly Song" will one day be posted- Knight is one of my ultimate favorite poets and his readings leave me spellbound each time.
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Wow.
4 years ago 5
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riveting
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Etheridge K. is one of my favorite poets. I especially like this poem. I was just thinking about this poem and it's amazing that someone has it uploaded. Thanks for uploading.
ibyl 3 years ago 6
This is wonderful! Thank you for teaching me something important and life-changing with this!
yaltaart 3 years ago 6