Intercommunal Street Poems
The poetry in this book was produced in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and the first two decades of the 21st century. Thus, it represents a sampling of some of the polemical poems I wrote and published during five decades. This work is an expression of my inner visions about the social world in which we live. It is also an expression of my sentiments about some of my heroes and heroines, including Amiri Baraka, Jayne Cortez, Jordan Austin Frazier, Joe “Dingane” Goncalves, Bobby Hutton, Markell Johnson, Betty Scott, Gil Scott-Heron, George Smith, Kokavulu Lumukanda, Jimmy Slater, Malcolm X, Marvin X, and Stanley Tookie Williams (i.e., the redeemed version).—J. Vern Cromartie
The poetry in this book was produced in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and the first two decades of the 21st century. Thus, it represents a sampling of some of the polemical poems I wrote and published during five decades. This work is an expression of my inner visions about the social world in which we live. It is also an expression of my sentiments about some of my heroes and heroines, including Amiri Baraka, Jayne Cortez, Jordan Austin Frazier, Joe “Dingane” Goncalves, Bobby Hutton, Markell Johnson, Betty Scott, Gil Scott-Heron, George Smith, Kokavulu Lumukanda, Jimmy Slater, Malcolm X, Marvin X, and Stanley Tookie Williams (i.e., the redeemed version).—J. Vern Cromartie
The poetry in this book was produced in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and the first two decades of the 21st century. Thus, it represents a sampling of some of the polemical poems I wrote and published during five decades. This work is an expression of my inner visions about the social world in which we live. It is also an expression of my sentiments about some of my heroes and heroines, including Amiri Baraka, Jayne Cortez, Jordan Austin Frazier, Joe “Dingane” Goncalves, Bobby Hutton, Markell Johnson, Betty Scott, Gil Scott-Heron, George Smith, Kokavulu Lumukanda, Jimmy Slater, Malcolm X, Marvin X, and Stanley Tookie Williams (i.e., the redeemed version).—J. Vern Cromartie