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Ishmael Scott Reed is an American poet, essayist, and novelist. A prominent African-American literary figure, Reed is known for his satirical works challenging American political culture, and highlighting political and cultural oppression. Reed has been described as one of the most controversial writers. While his work has often sought to represent neglected African and African-American perspectives, his energy and advocacy have centered more broadly on neglected peoples and perspectives irrespective of their cultural origins.
Selected Vampiric Verses
2025
2023
2023
2022
2021
2020
2020
2020
2018
2015
Essays About America's Nervous Breakdown
2012
2011
The Plays
2009
Taking On the Media Bullies and Other Reflections
2008
Charting the Fault Lines in the American Experience - Short Fiction from Then to Now
2008
A Walk in Oakland
2003
Dispatches From The Race War
2002
2000
1993
1993
1989
1988
1988
Thirty-Seven Years of Boxing on Paper
1988
1986
1978
1976
1974
1972
1972
1970
1969
1967
