Poetry from Etheridge Knight in Prison
Title
Poetry from Etheridge Knight in Prison
Subject
Activism/Protest Poetry from Prison
Description
After serving in the United States army, Knight returned with a shrapnel wound that led him to a drug addiction. In 1960, he was arrested for robbery and served eight years in prison in Indiana. He began writing poetry in prison and recieved visits from prominent African-American literary figures, such as Dudley Randall and Gwendolyn Brooks. There are two collections of poetry from his extended stay at a federal prison and this poetry contirbuted to the Black Arts movement. Knight's This movement radically opposed any concept that alienated the artist from his community. This poem is from Knight's collection "Born of a Woman: New and Selected Poems."
Creator
Ethridge Knight
Publisher
University of Pittsburg Press
Date
1980
Contributor
Curtis Kachur
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Collection
No Collection
MLA Citation
Ethridge Knight , “Poetry from Etheridge Knight in Prison ,” Student Digital Gallery, accessed May 25, 2022, https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/student/items/show/10915.