Famous quotes containing the words imamu amiri baraka, amiri baraka, imamu amiri, amiri and/or baraka:
“Love is an evil word.
Turn it backwards/ see, what I mean?”
—Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)
“Luxury, then is a way of
being ignorant, comfortably
An approach to the open market
of least information.”
—Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)
“Saturday mornings we listened to Red Lantern & his undersea folk.
At 11, Let’s Pretend/& we did/& I, the poet, still do, Thank God!”
—Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)
“Lately, I’ve become accustomed to the way
The ground opens up and envelopes me
Each time I go out to walk the dog.”
—Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)
“his address
to the grey monsters of the world,”
—Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)