Amiri Baraka, In The Tradition (for Black Arthur Blythe)

USA, 1980
8 1/2 " x 5 1/2"
printed stapled wrappers

The poem "In the Tradition (for Black Arthur Blythe)" represents work from Baraka's Marxist period, functioning as an epic that combines traditions to affirm African American achievement and advocate for change. This work, dedicated to alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe, integrates affirmation with aesthetic, reflecting Baraka's view on art's role in transformation.

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