clifford_thornton Posted August 16, 2024 Report Posted August 16, 2024 Poet, literary figure and activist Hettie Jones, who was also Amiri Baraka's first wife, has died at 90: https://thevillagesun.com/hettie-jones-poet-writer-social-justice-activist-dies-at-90 AFAIK she lived at 27 Cooper Square right up until her hospitalization and death. Lotta history. Quote
optatio Posted September 13, 2024 Report Posted September 13, 2024 R.I.P. Note: "27 Cooper Square", composed by Marion Brown in 1965, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Brown_Quartet Quote
optatio Posted September 19, 2024 Report Posted September 19, 2024 The reason is: Hettie Jones and Marion Brown lived together in "27 Cooper Square" from 1965 to 1966. Source: https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9780822374152_A35685156/preview-9780822374152_A35685156.pdf Quote
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