Tuesday, February 21, 2012

My own Poem

- It seems as if you only come
when the end is near.
when i need you the most you take my
concern as a joke.
Buts its okay because i learned
something NEW !
    How to PRAY !

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Bibliography

www.amiribaraka.com/
www.amiribaraka.com/gallery.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka
www.poets.org/abara/
www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/amiri-baraka
www.xtimeline.com/timeline/Imamu-Baraka-Timeline
www.essaytrader.net/Essays-View-36066-Amiri%20Baraka%20Timel.
www.ask.com/questions-about/Timeline-of-Amiri-Baraka 

Conclusion !!!!!

- I really did enjoy doing this project ! although there was a lot of procrastinating because i really didn't want to do it, once i started it i honestly did not want to stop. I'm started off doing this project on Nikki Giovanni but in the middle of the project i began to loose interest so i decided to pick one of the names on the list i have NEVER heard of and i did and got wonderful outcome ! i guess its true you learn something new everyday !

TIMELINE !

October 7, 1934

  • He was born LeRoi Jones
1951-1952

  • attended Rutgers university & Howard university
1952

  • changed his name to Amiri Baraka
1957-1962

  • married Hettie Cohen & 1st got recognized for his poems
1963-1965

  • this period Baraka`s race became a big issue
1965

  • after malcom X death Baraka divorced his wife & moved
1967

  • changed his name again to a muslium name "Imamu"
1974-

  • Baraka began writing endless poems, shocked the world

Baraka addressing the Malcolm X Festival from the Black Dot Stage in San Antonio Park, Oakland, California while performing with Marcel Diallo and his Electric Church Band

Saturday, February 18, 2012

my Amiri Baraka Collage !!!!!

Analysis to poem 4

- the tone in this poem was fast and curious. i found one line that caught my eye and uses figurative language it stated " but he died in darkness darker than his soul. " Out of all the poems i read by Amiri Baraka this poem was the only one i had to read multiple times, i read this poem 6 times ! overall i kind of liked the phsycological thriller like theme to it, but then again i didnt like the curiosity and confusement it gave me.