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Punch to the Stomach
Was driven to read it cover to cover like a great novel. Many different voices eminating from the vast mind and heart of Mr. Knight. From Hard Rock to Ibu, the songs in this book should be heard by everyone.

Amazing
The poem Belly Song is one of the most powerful and beautiful poems I have ever read. I have a recording of Knight reading it, and it is even more stunning when spoken. This is one of my favorite volumes of poetry that I own.

Words Thick as Mississippi Mud
fist discovered him as a sophmore in college, in an anthology called" the black poets " then read "belly song" and"the essential etheridge knight..." while some of his poetryrelated to his prision experience, he never allowed his mind to become aprison, so he was always free. you can't go wrong with any of the poems inthis collection; my personal favorites are "the idea ofancestry," and " he sees through stone." with words as thickas mississippi mud, etheridge " sang" america. Give them hell inheaven, dude...

a perfect influence....
This man, along with many others, ignited my love for verse and truly showed the humbleness and humility of man. He was born a boy in Mississippi,then became a man of addictions, and then later was raised asa college graduate and award winning author. Poetry can and will berehabilitating, if we let it.

Rest in Peace Brother Etheridge

Powerful African-Americana
A haunting collection of poems by the late poet laureate of prison poetry. While most poems conjure up images which capture the plight of the african-amercian male as he struggles with his own sense of purpose and conflicting images and desires, the poems will resonate with all menregardless of their heritage. A beautifull collection from an Americanoriginal. ... Read more

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ThelastDodo.
This Book is about a king who lives in a castle. He has a baker called Adrian.The King always eats eggs. Adrian makes the king chicken eggs,goose eggs,duck eggs.Then he shouts More More More! The Next day he read in hisNewspaper that a dodos egg was spotted on an island.So he told Adrian toprepare the boat.To get to The island. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Journal of Men's Studies, published by Men's Studies Press on January 1, 1998. The length of the article is 8660 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The works of male poets Robert Bly, Ice Cube, and Etheridge Knight can be examined within the context of "loudness." Bly has been an outspoken critic of US culture and an advocate for social change since the 1970s, Ice Cube is one of the most political rappers, and Knight uses grief and fierceness to escape literal and figurative prison cells. There is a dangerous, ambiguous "silence" in the works of these writers masked by their loudness.

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Title: Loud men: the poetic visions of Robert Bly, Ice Cube, and Etheridge Knight.
Author: David Seelow
Publication: The Journal of Men's Studies (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1998
Publisher: Men's Studies Press
Volume: v6Issue: n2Page: p149(20)

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Etheridge Knight, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1734 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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"From one blood line flows the Poetic Mind."Poets ofbook contribute their poetic minds to Isabelle Layton Brooks,Mother,and Grandmother. Very artistic Southern lady, who painted whenshe could only do that on her embroidery and could read a book whileknitting a sweater with fingers never dropping a stitch. One of theAuthors Anne Brooks Brauer, published writer has a motto" The writerwho cannot write or understand poetyr, cannot write at all...poetry isthe essence of the wordthat conveys the style and soul of the Author."Brauer too is an artist and writer. ... Read more

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Today's Poetry in today's language
Poems and Annatations by Brooks, Brauer, Covert and Knight, is a bouguet of spring flowers, from the lips of teenagers, and adults.The simplicity of the rhyme and verse are just a pleasure to read.I would recommend thisbook for all high school libraries and college libraries--Poetry IS NOTDEAD and will never be, as long as the world's people can expressthemselves in verse. ... Read more

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The Power of Poetry
I first read Etheridge Knight by way of the Before Columbus Foundation American Book Awards Anthology.When I finally got hold of this magnificient book I was floored by the spare style that cut me to the bone....To tht I can add a bit of my own awe and respect for Knight and his poetry.I use his Poems From Prison as a text for creative writing.I have every one of my poetry students write their own poem based upon his "Idea of Ancestry," attempting to show the connections he made with his self, family, and situation.

Quite simply, there is an honesty and power in this book that you cannot escape...

Aside from the poetic value of these poems, for they really are wonderful examples of the varied devices that poets use in their writing, is the wonderful social commentary they make on some very serious issues.Black, White, Hispanic, (whatever) can learn from this book and make connection with most if not all of the poetry within it.

A redemptive masterpiece
A searing, aching tribute to suffering, freedom, and redemption. Etheridge Knight takes aim at the center of human frailty -- the heart -- and emerges clutching the message of triumph over the coldest evils of the human soul. Every prospective poet should sit down for a night and read Etheridge Knight's tale of salvation from drugs and prison through the written word. This collection will haunt you, burn you, and endure inside of you. DAN TAPPER ... Read more

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Poem from Indiana, by American Poet Francy Stoller. 1993,

Born- N.Y.C.-1948
University of Arizona

1977-Atlanta, GA- Solo, feature, group readings- Little Five Points Pub
1978-1982- Open readings, pubs, bars, festivals, Atlanta, GA

Publications

Local Atlanta, GA Newspapers

THE BOOTLEG REVUE, Atlanta, GA
BLACK RIVER REVUE, 1991. BATTLEGROUND, an epic poem- paid $100
WHITEWATER REVUE- Toronto, Canada.- 1992.
THE FLYING ISLAND- 1993, 2 issues, Indianapolis, IN
Free Peoples’ Press- 1994, Indianapolis, IN
Drumvoices- S.IU.E., Ill. 2 issues, four poems, - 1983- ’85.
EYEBALL- 1999, St. Louis, Mo.
Stained Heets- N.Y.C., ABC NORIO- 1999.
Rockefeller Library- 2008, Take it to the Streets
Numerous small presses have published my work nationally


For the sake of idenity/this elemental life never happened

•Over there at the Westbury Music Fair/ you had the distinct opportunity to smell Goldie Hawn's breasts/she was tall/you had a girlfriend who the guy who I dissed till he took a bride from the Harmon Family happened to be in love with her and could not understand anything/how he coming from the Ted Mack Camp could be rejected by first me and then your girl. Some folks ju
st want people who aren't attracted to them. And so the story goes that in the ghett where we reside/a parcel of words creates an identity all its' own/you find yourself uptight/a broke dick dog/ and the closest item to scratch your fancy and wail out at is an old matchbook with a few words on it in pencil/strong and defined like a treastise/and the the memory game/I'll play till the death/who do you remember my feathers perking uo at/a watchful eye/an inclemate strike at idenity without money/the kind where you have a penthouse on Park Avenue/with red velvet chairs and a piano in the diningroom/overlooking Central Park. Our scratchpad overlooks Barnabas Hospital/the firewagons screetch beneath our window/and we bead rose petals before dawn with the black sky and a sliver of blue over Inwood,it is this crystal bead which feeds my day/Arthur Avenue with Gepetto standing on the corner in his fur hat shaking his head the way so many elders who have encountered the artists have in their glorydays.
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Labels: Watch out for the moving doors/we're coming homeand I'm not afraid to speak up
Friday, October 16, 2009
Sitting in the car with the radio on/just thinking about my baby


1.Some times I would duck in to the Center and look at this painting of Times Square/a mural on the west wall/the people are archtype like the pariseinne scenes/I love this work. Along th westElongwall up front people sit and sleep/talk about themselves/it blew my mind the first time I saw this couple up against each other talking about love/as if down'n'outs have no energy for this sort. I sat inside the cafeteria at various intervals/the click/clack of dominoes/the food looked so good that I'll prpbably have to eat there sometime. It was so real and quiet/the Cozy Cole dude in his Sunday Serge/portpie hat/one at a time the people nestled in to see the painting/to offer dad a quiet hurrah. The community was accepting and strong/
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Labels: Painting on the street/my man stands for hours and renders a piece standing at his easel/oil on canvas/this work of art presentsa view of godliness
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