"I Can Make Music. I Can Give Color to the World": Interview with E. Ethelbert Miller

Ghosh interviews political writer and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller. Among other things, Miller believes in using his poetic gift to confront a world torn by clashes over religion and class divisions. He sees the changing world through the prism of art and affirms that art is a force by whic...

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Published in:Melus 2006-06, Vol.31 (2), p.119-140
Main Authors: Ghosh, Nibir K., Miller, E. Ethelbert
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African American culture
African American studies
African Americans
Anthologies
Black communities
Black people
Dylan, Bob (1941- )
Ellison, Ralph (1914-1994)
Interviews
Love poetry
Miller, E Ethelbert
Neruda, Pablo (1904-1973)
Personal profiles
Poetry
Poets
Politics
Religion
Religious poetry
Social activism
Writers
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