John Prine Selected as Illinois’ First Honorary Poet LaureateLauren LeadinghamJuly 1, 2020 The Mark Twain of folk music gets home state honor
Activist Poet-Playwright Amiri Baraka Dies at 79The Associated PressJanuary 9, 2014 Amiri Baraka, the militant man of letters and tireless agitator whose blues-based, fist-shaking poems, plays and criticism made him a provocative and groundbreaking force in American culture, has died.
