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[african music]

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He took the lion lunge, hey hey. He took the tiger step, hey hey.

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He took the tomb trail, hey hey. He took the sacred plunge, hey hey.

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He made the ocean leap, hey hey. He made the gong gong call, hey hey.

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He made the death mouth, hey hey. He made the freedom creep, hey hey.

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He ate the juicy blues, hey hey. He ate the rat roach flat, hey hey. He ate the numb stare, hey hey.

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He ate the airborn shoes, hey hey. He caught the sassy space, hey hey.

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He taught, the caught the todem call, hey hey. He caught the kill flame, hey hey.

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He caught the funky grace, hey hey. He caught the funky grace, hey hey. He caught the funky grace, hey hey.

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[african music]

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The voice of Black American Poet, Eugene Redmond. Today's guest on Literary Corner Black Writers of the World,

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a series of analysis and interpretation of Black World Literature.

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Redmond has either authored or edited 11 books of poetry, fiction or literary history.

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His most popular ones being, Drumvoices: The Mission of Afro-American Poetry, JaNoah and the Green Stone and a River of Bones

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