Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
By Javaka Steptoe
Delia is doing the primary write-up on Radiant Child.
Below are articles expanding on the theme of Basquiat as a poet, along with a poem by Mahogany L.Browne that references Basquiat in the title, and whose form is reminiscent of Basquiat’s work. Pay particular attention to the white space of this poem, and think of ways the asterisked text connects to the title and the short primary text (including the strikethroughs). What do you think the intent behind this is? What does it conjure up for you? How is this poem like art? How does it recall Basquiat’s art?
An exhibit at the London Barbican considering Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Poet
An exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum on Basquiat’s Notebooks & Poetry
A poem by Mahogany L. Browne:
from Young, Kevin, Ed. African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song. A Library of America Anthology (NY: Penguin Random House, 2020)