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PoemBrowser.jsx
poems.json
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State A: poem card grid w/ theme + era filters · State B: detail side panel open
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Collected poems · space poetry recordings · broadsides · myth-science texts
~260 poems
"I come from a dream the black man dreamed long ago…"
— "The Visitation" · The Immeasurable Equation (2005) · New York era
intro quote · pulled from poems.json excerpt
STATE A — POEM BROWSER (DEFAULT)
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ERA
All
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Post-Ra
THEME
Apocalypse
Prophecy
Egypt
Science
City
Technology
Liberation
Space
Sort: Chronological ▾
New York
~1960
The Visitation
The Immeasurable Equation
"I come from a dream the black
man dreamed long ago…"
apocalypse
prophecy
Also in Black Fire anthology (1968)
Read →
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Chicago
c. 1960
I Am an Instrument
Early Broadsides / Pamphlets
"I am an instrument of the
cosmic forces…"
liberation
space
Self-published mimeograph broadsides
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New York
c. 1965
The Outer Darkness
The Immeasurable Equation
"Beyond the rim of outer dark
a new equation waits…"
space
prophecy
Also issued as Norton spoken-word recording
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Philadelphia
c. 1972
This Planet Is Doomed
This Planet Is Doomed (2011)
"This planet is doomed —
humanity has failed…"
apocalypse
egypt
Kicks Books · ed. Bhob Rainey
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New York
c. 1973
Space Is the Place
The Immeasurable Equation
"Space is the place —
outer space is the place…"
space
liberation
Also the film (1974), not to be confused
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Philadelphia
c. 1978
Strange Worlds in My Mind
♪ spoken word
Norton Records · 2010
"Strange worlds live in my mind
and I must tell them…"
technology
science
Norton spoken-word LP/CD series
Listen →
… more poems
~254 additional entries
6 of ~260 poems shown
filtered by: All eras · All themes
PoemBrowser.jsx — flex flex-wrap gap-6 · poems.json data source · two-axis filter (era × theme)
SOURCE COLLECTIONS
The Immeasurable Equation (2005)
This Planet Is Doomed (2011)
Early Broadsides · 1950s–70s
Prophetika
Norton Spoken-Word Series
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ERA: All Chicago New York Philadelphia Post-Ra
THEME: All Apocalypse Prophecy Egypt Science City Technology Liberation Space
The Visitation
The Immeasurable Equation
"I come from a dream…"
apocalypse
prophecy
I Am an Instrument
Early Broadsides
"I am an instrument…"
The Outer Darkness
The Immeasurable Equation
"Beyond the rim…"
Space Is the Place
Strange Worlds in My Mind
… more poems
The Visitation
The Immeasurable Equation · ~1960 · New York era
×
New York
apocalypse
prophecy
EXCERPT
"I come from a dream the black man
dreamed long ago…
I have been sent here to tell you
that there are other worlds to be found,
other sounds to be heard,
other rhythms to be felt…"
[excerpt for reference only · full text in The Immeasurable Equation]
SOURCE
The Immeasurable Equation
ed. Geerken & Trent · 2005 · pp. 34–36
Also appears in:
· Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing (Baraka/Neal, 1968)
· Poetry Foundation — "My Music Is Words" (critical essay, online)
RELATED RECORDINGS
♪
Strange Worlds in My Mind
Norton Records · 2010 · spoken word LP
Stream →
ARCHIVAL MANUSCRIPT
UChicago — Alton Abraham Collection
Proof sheet / manuscript · Mirador viewer
View in IIIF →
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