somebody blew up america (true 1st signed - private press)

Baraka, Amiri

Published by oakland layout by blackdotpress, 2001

About this Item

rare, privately printed chap book. 1st edition, 1st printing of SOMEBODY BLEW UP AMERICA. Printed in a tiny print run in October 2001 just weeks after 9/11. Oakland layout by blackdotpress. Yellow softcover side-stapled with cover art by Emory Douglas. Unpaginated. This true 1st edition precedes the House of Nehesi edition by 2 years. SIGNED by AMIRI BARAKA. The most talked about and controversial poem of the 21st century. Baraka's infamous poem about racism in America; and his imagery of the 9/11 attacks ignited a firestorm of controversy. Baraka was the Poet Laureate of New Jersey. As a result of this poem and the hysteria it created, then Governor Jim McGreevy abolished the post of Poet Laureate of New Jersey in an effort to remove Baraka from the honorary post. Baraka, whose body of work eclipsed 50 years had established himself as the most prolific African American writer of his generation. somebody blew up america is a poem that will be read, studied and discussed for generations to come. A fantastic, rare piece of literary history, signed.

Seller Inventory # 003633

Bibliographic Details

• Title: somebody blew up america (true 1st signed - private press)
• Publisher: oakland layout by blackdotpress
• Publication Date: 2001
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: cover art by Emory Douglas
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • African-American History & Black Interest
  • the BEATS
  • Poetry