[New-Poetry] Baraka can't get his day in court

[jforjames at aol.com]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/13/9.11.poet/


updated 12:05 p.m. EST, Tue November 13, 2007?? 
Supreme Court won't hear appeal over 9/11 poem

Story Highlights
New Jersey poet laureate gave reading in 2002 of controversial poem about 9/11

Poem suggests "Israelis" had advance warning of attacks on World Trade Center

Firing poet Amiri Baraka not allowed, so officials eliminated poet laureate position

Baraka sued; Court of Appeals ruled against him; Supreme Court let that ruling stand



>From Bill Mears
CNN
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to hear an appeal from poet Amiri Baraka, whose controversial poem about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks led to the elimination of an honorary post he held as New Jersey's poet laureate.


The justices declined without comment to intervene in Baraka's lawsuit against current and former state officials who he says retaliated against him for his public reading of "Somebody Blew Up America."




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