Amiri Baraka
October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014
If you follow the Burning Furiously Beautiful Facebook page, you know that Amiri Baraka‘s family recently reached out through social media to ask for prayers for the poet, who had gone into Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark. I have just learned of his passing. My condolences to his family and friends.
You may be interested in:
- My birthday post from October provides a short biography
- NPR’s article “Amiri Baraka’s Legacy Both Offensive and Achingly Beautiful“
- New York Times’ article “Amiri Baraka, Polarizing Poet and Playwright, Dies at 79“
- Poets.org is a good resource for finding out more about Baraka and his work
- Links to a few of his poems, perhaps the best way to celebrate his life and legacy
Stephanie Nikolopoulos 
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