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Somebody Blew Up America & Other Poems

Somebody Blew Up America & Other Poems
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Publisher: House of Nehesi Publishers
Written By: Amiri Baraka
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780913441619
ISBN: 0913441619
Label: House of Nehesi Publishers
Manufacturer: House of Nehesi Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 82
Publication Date: 2003-09-06
Publisher: House of Nehesi Publishers
Studio: House of Nehesi Publishers
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Summary: At least someone's honest about who really blew up America
Comment: People like to separate out people like Amiri Baraka as a "Black radical" yet what happened on 9/11 happened to everyone and everyone needs to be just as angry over who was behind it--those who occupy the US and most of the world. Baraka lost his poet laureate title over this truthful poem, by those who occupy this country, so it's no surprise to anyone who's clued in on this horrific situation that that is exactly what happens when you reveal the truth. The poem is brilliant and immensely courageous. We don't make true heroes of the people like this anymore.
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Summary: Moving and thought provoking
Comment: I was there when Baraka read this poem at the Dodge poetry festival, before the controversy. It is an incredibly moving and thought provoking poem.
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Summary: It took a controversey to make anyone read this one
Comment: When this poem came out, there was a lot of controversy. Not only because of the content, but because New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey had named Amiri Baraka as the state's poet laureate shortly before, and the subsequent outrage over the poem prompted the state to rescind that title from Baraka.

Some believe Mr. Baraka (AKA Leroy Jones) was blaming the Jews in his poem "Somebody Blew Up America" for the 9-11 attack on the Twin Towers. After reading the poem, I understand Baraka's point that he was not blaming Jews, but rather ISRAELIS.

That being said, the only reason anyone bothered to read this book and its poems was because of the controversy. It's not a great of a read at all.
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