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New and Collected Poems, 1964-2006 QUOTES

New and Collected Poems, 1964-2006 QUOTES

1 " Dualism::In Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
I am outside of history. i wish i had some peanuts, it looks hungry there in the cage.
i am outside of history. its hungrier than i thot. "

― Ishmael Reed , New and Collected Poems, 1964-2006

2 " democracy and freedom began bouncing all over the world
like bad checks "

― Ishmael Reed , New and Collected Poems, 1964-2006

3 " back off from this poem
it is a greedy mirror
you are into this poem from the waist down
nobody can hear you can they ?
this poem has had you up to here. "

― Ishmael Reed , New and Collected Poems, 1964-2006