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The Essential Etheridge Knight (Pittsburgh Poetry Series)

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Punch to the Stomach
Amazing
Words Thick as Mississippi Mud
a perfect influence....
Powerful African-Americana

The Essential Etheridge Knight (Pittsburgh Poetry Series)
Etheridge Knight
Manufacturer: University of Pittsburgh Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0822953781

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Punch to the Stomach.......2005-12-20

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.......2003-04-24

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.......2000-07-08

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 poetry related to his prision experience, he never allowed his mind to become a prison, so he was always free. you can't go wrong with any of the poems in this collection; my personal favorites are "the idea of ancestry," and " he sees through stone." with words as thick as mississippi mud, etheridge " sang" america. Give them hell in heaven, dude...

a perfect influence...........2000-07-03

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 as a college graduate and award winning author. Poetry can and will be rehabilitating, if we let it.

Rest in Peace Brother Etheridge

Powerful African-Americana.......1999-12-08

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 men regardless of their heritage. A beautifull collection from an American original.

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The Power of Poetry
A redemptive masterpiece

Poems from Prison.
Etheridge Knight
Manufacturer: Broadside Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The Power of Poetry.......2002-02-28

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.......1997-02-20

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

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Belly Song and Other Poems
Etheridge Knight
Manufacturer: Broadside Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Black Voices from Prison
Etheridge Knight
Manufacturer: Pathfinder Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Textbook Binding
ASIN: 0873481488

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Today's Poetry in today's language

Poems and Annotations: Trilogy
Gwendolyn Brooks , Anne B. Brauer , Covert , and Etheridge Knight
Manufacturer: Aa Books
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Binding: Paperback

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

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Today's Poetry in today's language.......1999-03-20

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 this book for all high school libraries and college libraries--Poetry IS NOT DEAD and will never be, as long as the world's people can express themselves in verse.

New Letters, Volume 39, Fall 1972, Number 1.

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New Letters, Volume 39, Fall 1972, Number 1.
Jack Conroy, Etheridge Knight, Walter Lowenfels; David Ray (Editor). Richard Wright
Manufacturer: University of Missouri, Kansas
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LD9BSI

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Broadside Series: No. 64
Etheridge; Lyn; Jennings, H. A.; Simmons, Judy Dothard Knight
Manufacturer: Broadside Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LQU06W

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BORN OF A WOMAN PA
Etheridge Knight
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 039529200X

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The Idea of Ancestry
Etheridge Knight
Manufacturer: audible.com
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Download
ASIN: B000FIHM8A

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Belly Song
Etheridge Knight
Manufacturer: Broadside Press, 1973
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000J0LLBI

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