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Sunday, August 22, 2010
Marilyn Buck On Tuesday, August 3, 2010, long-time U.S. political
prisoner and acclaimed poet Marilyn Buck, 62, passed peacefully at
her home in Brooklyn. On July 15th, several weeks before the date
originally set for her release, Marilyn had been released from the
federal Bureau of Prisons medical facility in Carswell, Texas and
paroled to New York. Marilyn served 25 years of an 80-year prison
sentence for politically motivated actions undertaken in support of
self-determination and national liberation and in opposition to
racial injustice and U.S. imperialism. Throughout her years in
prison, Marilyn remained a steadfast supporter of fellow political
prisoners and an advocate for the women with whom she was imprisoned.
Marilyn became involved in the civil rights and anti-war movements
and joined the Students for a Democratic Society during her college
years and became an active supporter of the Puerto Rican, Native
American and Black liberation struggles in this country. She was a
consistent and outspoken advocate for the liberation of women and gay
liberation. Marilyn was incarcerated in Dublin, California for 15
years, during which time she earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology
and Master of Arts in poetics. Her poetry and essays have been
printed in a wide variety of journals and books. A new collection of
her poetry will be published next year under the title "Inside
Shadows." In 2009, Marilyn was diagnosed with an aggressive form of
cancer; treatment came too late to save her life. Marilyn is survived
by three brothers, three sisters-in-law; cousins, nieces and nephews;
her friend and attorney Soffiyah Elijah, and other loving friends
worldwide. A memorial gathering will be held on November 7th from 4-7
at the First Unitarian Church, 685 14th St., Oakland. Additional ones
will be held in Texas, New York City, and Puerto Rico; details will
be posted on www.marilynbuck.com.
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