He has been considered a literary genius among his peers and a man we all can learn from. ... Either way Amiri was on his way to being a great literary giant. ... Together they published a literary magazine called the Yugen. ... During the same period Baraka along with Diane di Prima, coeditor an underground literary newsletter called Floating Bear. ... The Black arts era, both in terms of creative and theoretical writing is the most important one in black literature since the Harlem Renaissance. ...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School