Feb 27, 2025
Afro-American pilgrims dance in honor of ancient spirits. Lake Nasser, Egypt, 2006 - by Chester Higgins Jr. (1946), American
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First, feel, then feel, then read, or read, then feel, then fall, or stand, where you already are. Think of your self, and the other selves . . . think of your parents, your mothers and sisters, your bentslick father, then feel, or fall, on your knees if nothing else will move you,
then read and look deeply into all matters come close to you city boys— country men
Make some muscle in your head, but use the muscle In yr heart
(From Selected Poetry of Amiri Baraka/LeRoi Jones © by Amiri Baraka.
