Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note

by Amiri Baraka

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"A collection of poems written by a young black poet between 1957 and 1961, reflecting the contemporary black experience in America."--Amazon.com"Amiri Baraka's 'Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note' is about a speaker who is gradually getting immersed. Each day he finds new challenges that pose a threat to his life. These challenges are more internal than external. His mind makes him see the absence of hope" --PoemAnalysis.com.

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1961

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Poetry, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
811.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican poetry20th Century1945-1999
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PS3552 .A583 .P7Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-

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