As the most comprehensive collection of Dr. Madhubuti’s poetry, Liberation Narratives: New and Collected Poems 1966-2009 revisits work from popular volumes such as Don’t Cry, Scream (1969); Earthquakes and Sunrise Missions (1984); Black Men (1991); Tough Notes: A Healing Call for Creating Exceptional Black Men (2002); and Run Toward Fear (2004), while a section titled “Liberation Narratives” offers new poems for 2009. Included is a tribute to the late Studs Turkel, repudiations of the Bush administration, musings on the election of America’s first Black president, and a number of other gems.
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