Poet
Minneapolis,
MN
Minnesota US
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Publications & Prizes
Anthologies:
Beyond the Frontier: African American Poetry for the 21st Century (Black Classic Press, 2002)
, Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social & Political Black Art & Lit. (Third World Press, 2002)
, Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam (Three Rivers Press, 2001)
, American Poetry: The Next Generation (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2000)
, Step into a World: A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature (Wiley, 2000)
, Wheel and Come Again - An Anthology of Reggae Poetry (Peepal Tree Press, 1998)
Books:
Soulfires: Young Black Men on Love and Violence (Penguin, 1996)
, Dreams in Soy Sauce (Tia Chucha Press, 1992)
Journals:
Atlanta Review
, Caribbean Writer
, Crab Orchard Review
, Drumvoices Revue
, , , , Water~Stone Review
More Information
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
Identifies as:
Jamaican American, African American
Prefers to work with:
Teenagers, Teachers
Fluent in:
Italian
Born in:
St Mary
Jamaica
Raised in:
Brooklyn,
NY
New York
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Last update: Feb 14, 2008