Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka

Writing
Born 1934-10-07 - Died 2014-01-09Newark, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones October 7, 1934), formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, is an African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and has taught at a number of universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received the PEN Open Book Award, formerly known as the Beyond Margins Award, in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone.

Movies (29)

Bulworth
6.3

Bulworth

1998Movie6.3
Death of a Prophet
4.8

Death of a Prophet

1981Movie4.8
Nationtime: Gary
8.0

Nationtime: Gary

1972Movie8.0
The Pact

The Pact

2006Movie
Poetry in Motion
8.0

Poetry in Motion

1982Movie8.0
castelporziano ostia dei poeti
7.5

castelporziano ostia dei poeti

2025Movie7.5
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
7.7

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

1979Movie7.7
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

2007Movie
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
6.9

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

2006Movie6.9
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
5.0

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

2008Movie5.0
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
7.0

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

1982Movie7.0
Return to Gorée
9.0

Return to Gorée

2007Movie9.0
W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography in Four Voices
6.5

W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography in Four Voices

1996Movie6.5
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
5.0

Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

2009Movie5.0
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes

Cecil Taylor: All The Notes

2005Movie
The New-Ark

The New-Ark

1969Movie
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
9.0

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

1978Movie9.0
1 P.M.
6.2

1 P.M.

1971Movie6.2
Poets at the Living Theater

Poets at the Living Theater

2006Movie
In Motion: Amiri Baraka

In Motion: Amiri Baraka

1983Movie
Speaking in Tongues

Speaking in Tongues

1982Movie
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit
5.2

Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

1997Movie5.2
Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri

Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri

2024Movie
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
3.0

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

1989Movie3.0
Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper

Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper

1987Movie
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark

Black Journal: 23; New-Ark

1970Movie
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet
8.0

Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet

2005Movie8.0
Turn Me On

Turn Me On

2007Movie
New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture

New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture

2008Movie

TV Shows (2)

ER
7.8

ER

1994Series7.8
Great Performances
6.1

Great Performances

1971Series6.1