The obits for Amiri Baraka are coming thick and fast—at The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. Many of the obits mention his poetry ...

For anyone without the benefit of an African American studies degree or having spent time in Newark, NJ, the name Amiri Baraka (1934–2014) may be unfamiliar. Too bad. When thinking about 20th ...

Amiri Baraka, Author Lawrence Hill Books $32 (480p) ISBN 978-1-55652-346-5 Known for his poetry, plays and essays, Baraka, formerly Leroi Jones, hasn't been recognized for his searing, dense ...

Chicago had Carl Sandburg. Paterson had William Carlos Williams. And Newark was lucky enough to have two: Amiri Baraka and Philip Roth. Hard to imagine two writers more different. Or, possibly ...