Amiri Baraka (1934–2014) African-American writer
On his bohemian status in “Remembering Activist Poet Amiri Baraka” https://www.npr.org/2014/01/10/261379770/fresh-air-remembers-activist-poet-amiri-baraka in NPR (2014 Jan 10)
“Getting involved with politicians is complete stupidity.”
— Lindsey Davis, book Venus in Copper
Venus in Copper
Context: “I had been right in the first place. Getting involved with politicians is complete stupidity.”
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