Wise, Why's, Y's
- ISBN-10
- 088378047X
- ISBN-13
- 9780883780473
- Category
- Poetry
- Pages
- 132
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Authors
- Imamu Amiri Baraka, Amiri Baraka
Description
A long poem in the tradition of the Djalʹi (Griots) ; it tries to tell the history/life like an ongoing-offcoming tale.
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