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A novelist and essayist of considerable renown, James Baldwin bore witness to the unhappy consequences of American racial strife. Baldwin’s writing career began in the last years of legislated segregation; his fame as a social observer grew in tandem with the civil rights movement as he mirrored Black people’s aspirations, disappointments, and coping strategies in a hostile society.
- The giver (for Berdis) by James Baldwin | Poetry Foundation
A novelist and essayist of considerable renown, James...
- Playing by Ear, Praying for Rain: The Poetry of James Baldwin
James Baldwin, as poet, was forever licking the tip of his...
- The giver (for Berdis) by James Baldwin | Poetry Foundation
James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. Baldwin's essays, such as the collection Notes of a Native Son (1955), explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century ...
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An Introduction to James Baldwin. James Baldwin, a prominent African American writer, playwright, and social critic, used his powerful words to shed light on issues of race, identity, and inequality. While best known for his influential essays and novels, Baldwin also wrote poetry that delves deep into the complexities of racial injustice.
A collection of poems by James Baldwin, an African-American poet and writer, author of novels, poetry, short stories, plays and essays. The poems explore his personal and political struggles, his observations on race, gender and class, and his engagement with the Civil Rights Movement.
the marvelous light. on the falling water. I. am beneath that water. It falls with great force. and the light. Blinds. me to the light. From Jimmy’s Blues and Other Poems by James Baldwin (Beacon Press, 2014).
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