Amiri Baraka Didn't Worry About His Politics Overpowering His Poetry

... to arms. Most of Baraka's poetry was first published by small alternative presses. In a 1982 interview at his home in Newark, N.J., Baraka said the major publishers wouldn't touch it. "They would publish you if you had the same story to tell as ...

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