Amiri Baraka (also known as Leroi Jones) was a founding member of the Black Arts Movement. An inspiration to many, he was…
Michael McClure, born on October 20th, 1932, was involved with the Psychedelic Era. Beat poets…
Gary Snyder might not be as well-known as Allen Ginsberg or Jack Kerouac. However, his critique on the…
In his poem “In Memory of Radio,” Amiri Baraka uses allusion to pass criticism on the modern American culture…
Amiri Baraka expresses his love for pop culture and its influence on the Beat generation in his poem…
In Michael McClure’s “Peyote Poem,” the speaker describes his experience of the world around him while high on the…