Poet
Chicago,
IL
Illinois US
Email:
Publications & Prizes
Books:
The Shine Poems (Louisiana State University Press, 2001)
, From the Book of Shine (Burning Deck Press, 1979)
, Blue Monday (Wesleyan University Press, 1974)
Prizes won:
Fellowship Award, Poetry, Illinois Arts Council, 1998; Fellowship Award, Poetry, District of Columbia Arts Commission, 1986, 1987; Fellowship Award, Poetry, National Endowment for the Arts, 1982; Fulbright Teaching Fellowship, 1974-75 (Denmark International Exchange of Scholars); Residency at Yaddo, summers, 1976, 77, 80 and 83; Fellowship in Poetry, Breadloaf Writer’s Conference, 1973
More Information
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
Identifies as:
African American
Prefers to work with:
Any
Born in:
Newark
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Last update: May 02, 2019