Poetic Obituaries: [Carolyn M.] Rodgers, along with

[Haki] Madhubuti and several others, founded Third World Press, an important outlet for African Americans and other repressed voices during a crucial period.

In the poem 'Breakthrough,' Rodgers penned these lines:

"How do I put my self on paper/The way I want to be or am and be/Not like any one else in this/Black world but me."

What strikes me about Rodgers is the way she used artistic expression to struggle with the issues of her day.

from Black Voices: BV Black Spin: Black Arts Movement Star Carolyn M. Rodgers Dead at 69
also Chicago Tribune: Black Arts Movement poet Carolyn M. Rodgers
also The New York Times: Carolyn Rodgers, Poet, Is Dead at 69

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