Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Paper One Progress/Baraka and Lorde

Blog 3: Paper One Progress/Baraka and Lorde

My first paper will focus on Amiri Baraka and Audre Lorde and how they fit the mold of the Black Aesthetic. Both are activists, writers, and poets. Their politics vary, but their impact on the Black Arts Movement is legendary.

Baraka is also a professor, playwright, and publisher who founded the Black Arts Movement, which was a platform for black writers to express themselves.

Lorde was also a professor who authored a variety of works, including the award-winning project, The Cancer Journals, which explored the meaning of life and work while she battled cancer.

My sources will include texts assigned in class including The Black Woman: An Anthology and the Anthology of Modern American Poetry.



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