Amiri Baraka

(Àtúnjúwe láti LeRoi Jones)

Amiri Baraka (oruko abiso Everett LeRoi Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), to je mimo tele bi LeRoi Jones ati Imamu Amear Baraka,[1] je omowe ati olukowe ewi, drama, awako, aroko ati iseagbeyewo orin ara Amerika.

Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka nibi ìpàtẹ ìwé, ọdún 2007
Ọjọ́ ìbíEverett LeRoi Jones
(1934-10-07)Oṣù Kẹ̀wá 7, 1934
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Ọjọ́ aláìsíJanuary 9, 2014(2014-01-09) (ọmọ ọdún 79)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Pen nameLeRoi Jones, Imamu Amear Baraka[1]
Iṣẹ́Actor, teacher, theater director/producer, writer, activist, poet
Ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdèAmerican
Ìgbà1961–2014
GenrePoetry, drama
Spouse
  • Hettie Cohen ~1958-div
  • Amina Baraka née Sylvia Robinson, ~1966-2014
ChildrenKellie Jones, Lisa Jones, Dominque DiPrima, Maria Jones, Shani Baraka, Obalaji Baraka, Ras Baraka, Ahi Baraka, and Amiri Baraka
Military career
AllegianceUSA USA
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1954-1957
RankSergeant[2][3]
Website
http://amiribaraka.com/



  1. 1.0 1.1 Shaw, Lytle. Fieldworks: From Place to Site in Postwar Poetics. (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 2013), 107.
  2. Schudel, Matt (January 10, 2014). "Amiri Baraka, 79: Architect of Black Arts movement". Washington Post: p. B5. 
  3. "Amiri Baraka- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 2014-01-10. He served in the Air Force from 1954 until 1957... 
  4. Schudel, Matt (January 10, 2014). "Amiri Baraka, 79: Architect of Black Arts movement". Washington Post: p. B5. 
  5. "Amiri Baraka- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 2014-01-10. He served in the Air Force from 1954 until 1957...