One of the most notorious poets to ever touch pen to paper, Dr. Maya Angelou, passed away last night in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina in a hospital while recovering from a mystery illness.According to TMZ, Angelou was recovering from an “unexpected ailment” that sent her to the hospital. She passed with her family by her side.She has received […]
It’s a sad time in the literary world. Controversial poet and author Amiri Baraka died yesterday in a Newark, New Jersey hospital. Baraka, whose real name is LeRoi Jones, had been in the intensive care unit since December 23. The last Poet Lauret of New Jersey suffered from diabetes for years, but the actual cause […]
