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I died in 1960 from a prison sentence and poetry brought me back to life.
Etheridge Knight
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Etheridge Knight
Age: 59 †
Born: 1931
Born: April 19
Died: 1991
Died: March 10
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Each Fall the graves of my grandfathers call me, the brown hills and red gullies of mississippi send out their electric messages, galvanizing my genes.
Etheridge Knight