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Literary Recording Archive's Collection

Amiri Baraka   07/28/1984

Naropa University, Boulder, CO
Media FLAC   1 disc
Notes First half of a class by Amiri Baraka. He discusses Langston Hughes, the Harlem Renaissance, Negritude, indigenisme and black modernism. He covers Hughes's life and writings including "Red haired baby," "Montage of a dream defined," and his translations. Baraka also talks about Haitian indigenisme poets, negritude poets Leon Damas and Aime Cesaire, including Cesaire's "Notes on return to my native land."

Second half of a class by Amiri Baraka. He reads and discusses the book, Confirmation: Anthology of African-African Women, including Margaret Walker, Jane Cortez, Dub Poets and Mikey Smith.
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Sound: A+
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