Knight, Etheridge 1977

Friday, May 27, 1977
with Gwendolyn Brooks
The Poetry Center at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Vintage poster of a joint reading by Gwendolyn Brooks and Etheridge Knight at the Poetry Center of Chicago.

Vintage poster of a joint reading by Gwendolyn Brooks and Etheridge Knight at the Poetry Center of Chicago.

Compose for Red a proper verse;
Adhere to foot and strict iamb;
Control the burst of angry words
Or they might boil and break the dam.

Etheridge Knight, “For Malcolm, A Year After”

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