E. Ethelbert Miller Quotes

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I am the land
I am the grass growing.
I am the trees.
I am the wind, the voice calling.
I am the poor.
I am the hungry.

E. Ethelbert Miller

Night as dark as the inside
of a catcher's mitt
There are blows I can take
head on and never step back
from. When Jackie made the news
I knew I would have a chance
to play ball in the majors.
Ten years ago I put the number
39 on my back and tonight God
tries to steal home.

E. Ethelbert Miller

Tomorrow
i will take the
journey back
sail
the
middle passage
it
would be better
to be packed
like spoons again
than
to continue to
live among
knives and forks

E. Ethelbert Miller

E. Ethelbert Miller

E. Ethelbert Miller

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Born: November 20, 1950 (age 75)

Bio: Eugene Ethelbert Miller, best known as E. Ethelbert Miller, is an African-American poet and teacher.

Known for:

Fathering words (2000)
Where are the love poems for dictators? (1986)
Whispers, Secrets and Promises (1998)
Beyond the Frontier (2002)

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