ext_28644 ([identity profile] wicked-sassy.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] greatpoetry2014-01-10 09:13 am
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Amiri Baraka 1934-2014

Rest in peace, poet Amiri Baraka (October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014).

A Poem for Speculative Hipsters




He had got, finally,

to the forest

of motives. There were no

owls, or hunters. No Connie Chatterleys

resting beautifully

on their backs, having casually

brought socialism

to England.

     Only ideas,

and their opposites

         Like,

     he was really

     nowhere.