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- Amiri_Baraka abstract "Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at a number of universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received the PEN Open Book Award, formerly known as the Beyond Margins Award, in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone.Baraka's career spanned nearly 50 years, and his themes range from black liberation to white racism. Some poems that are always associated with his name are \"The Music: Reflection on Jazz and Blues\", \"The Book of Monk\", and \"New Music, New Poetry\", works that draw on topics from the worlds of society, music, and literature. Baraka's poetry and writing have attracted both extreme praise and condemnation. Within the African-American community, some compare Baraka to James Baldwin and recognize him as one of the most respected and most widely published black writers of his generation. Others have said his work is an expression of violence, misogyny, homophobia and racism. Regardless of viewpoint, Baraka's plays, poetry, and essays have been defining texts for African-American culture.Baraka's brief tenure as Poet Laureate of New Jersey (2002–03) involved controversy over a public reading of his poem \"Somebody Blew Up America?\", accusations of anti-semitism, and some negative attention from critics, and politicians.".
- Amiri_Baraka activeYearsEndYear "2014".
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- Amiri_Baraka alias "Jones, Everett LeRoy (birth name); Jones, LeRoi (pseudonym)".
- Amiri_Baraka birthDate "1934-10-07".
- Amiri_Baraka birthName "Everett LeRoi Jones".
- Amiri_Baraka birthPlace New_Jersey.
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- Amiri_Baraka birthYear "1934".
- Amiri_Baraka child Lisa_Jones.
- Amiri_Baraka child Ras_J._Baraka.
- Amiri_Baraka deathDate "2014-01-09".
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- Amiri_Baraka deathPlace Newark,_New_Jersey.
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- Amiri_Baraka deathYear "2014".
- Amiri_Baraka genre Drama.
- Amiri_Baraka genre Poetry.
- Amiri_Baraka pseudonym "LeRoi Jones, Imamu Amear Baraka".
- Amiri_Baraka spouse Hettie_Jones.
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