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I used this to see if Giovanni was actually a black panther or just a supporter. It says she was "once a rebellious daughter of the movement". So I'm still a little unsure. I'll have to do more research the black panthers. Some question I have are : were the black panthers like a gang were to become a member a person has to go through some sort of intiation? or was it more like joing a political party? (ie democrat republican)

nikki giovanni interview. she discusses black literary works and other black arts

Patricia de la Fuentes analyzes how Gary Soto treats time and emphasizes death in his poem Black Hair.

"This 1981 collection, with its mythological resonance and intricate stanza forms, was one of Bly's most revolutionary in its time. "Black Coat" is the point where Bly's poetry meets his fascination with the male psyche, laying the poetry foundation for his subsequent work with men and his prose work, Iron John" (Robertbly.com)

"In this 1979 collection, Bly revisits the western Minnesota terrain and plainspoken style of his first collection, Silence in the Snowy Fields. While in many ways a sequel to Snowy Fields, the poems here reflect a deepened awareness of Sufism and Jung that relates them spiritually and psychologically to Camphor and Gopherwood and Black Coat." (Robertbly.com)

Critical essay about Baraka's 1967 play "The Toilet", which, like his other works, criticizes racial discrimination in America and empowers the African-American race. By Brenna J. Ryan.