Amiri Baraka - "Somebody Blew Up America" - Furious Flower 2004

In 2004, Baraka visited James Madison University in Harrisonburg, where he read this controversial poem. He was being honored at the Furious Flower Poetry Conference. See more at www.jmu.edu/sto...

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This poem is such a pronouncement not just on “us”, but on who “we” have become
He lays it out on the line like we should, questioning always even ourselves when we believe without introspection and believing “our own lies”
Each time I hear this I pick up on something new !

[@zBurlz]

This is a thing that everybody should see, but nobody would take seriously unless they find it themselves.

[@philiphaller1018]

Astonishing

[@XyiahXB]

slayed 💅

[@classiql]

*When he said, "dum dum dum dum," I felt that 😂*

[@SamboDestroyer]

Wow

[@Andre-wf8cb]

Yeah!

[@classiql]

*Who need fossil fuel, when the sun ain't going nowherr?*

[@liquidsunshineiam]

I’d like to hear what he had to say about Clarence Thomas today with all his corruption in the news, taking money from billionaires for years now. Yeah Clarence Thomas is working for the billionaires.

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*Who talk about democracy and be lying 🤥*

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*They say, who say. Who do the saying? 👀*

[@JanetRestino]

yea - that's it in a nutshell! Brilliant!

[@Andre-wf8cb]

WHO

[@classiql]

*Who stole Puerto Rico?*

[@the.uglyface808]

Power.