Kwasi Ramsey, Writer

Kwasi Ramsey

Kwasi Ramsey

...a Baltimore native and winner of the CLA Margaret Walker award and the Red Sparrow Poetry award.

...is influenced by the poetic styles of Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, & Jean Toomer. He also finds inspiration from the music of Tupac Shakur, Thelonius Monk and Miles Davis.

Notes from the Chitlin Circuit Notes From the New Chtilin Circuit

Paperback - 124 pages
November 1, 1999

Notes From the New Chitlin Circuit is taking contemporary poetry to new extremes. It attacks the political and social structures of American society, while embracing the longevity of the African-American culture. Included are poems that pay homage to past greats such as Malcolm X & Thelonius Monk, to present day heroes such as Muhammad Ali & Haki Madhabuti. He also infuses musical traditons of jazz and blues into his literary trends.

~ Excerpt from Notes From the New Chtilin Circuit ~

HISTORY:
"THE OTHER WHITE MEAT"

history is propaganda
clinched fists
of greenbacks
          forensic reports
of American lies
sedatives of alibis
& lullabies
          used to quiet Black child/
                                                 ren's cries
of WHYYYYYYYYYY

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