Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THE RARE BIRDS; FOR TED BERRIGAN, by AMIRI BARAKA                Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Brook no obscurity, merely plunging deeper
Last Line: Impressions, and it was a message, from like a very rare bird.
Alternate Author Name(s): Jones, Leroi
Subject(s): Berrigan, Ted (1934-1983); Birds; Music & Musicians; Singing & Singers; Berrigan, Edmund Joseph; Songs