Poems That Kill
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2228210 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua Kotin (0000-0001-7092-5840, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 456-476 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-1896 • E-ISSN: 1539-7858 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/713550 |
| OpenAlex | W3138555204 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Poems That Kill” examines the connection between poetry and revolution in Amiri Baraka’s “Black Art” (1965) and in general. The article tracks how Baraka uses poetry to start or advance a revolution in his own life, in the lives of his contemporaries, in poetry, in our present moment, and in the future. The article also discusses poetic address (how poems address readers), sincerity, ambiguity, and hate speech
Ambiguity · Art · Linguistics · Literature · Poetry · Political science · Sincerity · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Music History and Culture · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society
On the Corner
Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts of Black Art
"Lift Up Yr Self!" Reinterpreting Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), Black Power, and the Uplift Tradition
The Black Arts Movement
Nationalism and Social Division in Black Arts Poetry of the 1960s
On the Sound of Water
Communicating by Horns
Killing John Cabot and Publishing Black
Transforming Geographies of Black Time
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |