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Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. [1] [2] (June 7, 1943 – December 9, 2024) was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, [2] her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature.
To be a 'school' a group of poets must share a common style or a common ethos. A commonality of form is not in itself sufficient to define a school; for example, Edward Lear, George du Maurier and Ogden Nash do not form a school simply because they all wrote limericks. There are many different 'schools' of poetry.
Berrigan was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on November 15, 1934.After high school, he spent a year at Providence College before joining the U.S. Army.Following his three-year service obligation, he enrolled at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, where he received a B.A. in English in 1959 and fell just short of the requirements for an M.A. in 1962.
California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick, who celebrates the state in "My California," joins the L.A. Times Book Club on Dec. 12. From high schools to prison: Why California's poet laureate is always ...
Elizabeth Acevedo is an American poet and author. [1] In September 2022, the Poetry Foundation named her the year's Young People's Poet Laureate. [2] Acevedo is the author of the young adult novels The Poet X, With the Fire on High, and Clap When You Land. The Poet X is a New York Times Bestseller, [3] National Book Award Winner, [3] and ...
Well, everyone knows, except us, that all Negroes have rhythm, so they elected me as class poet. [20] During high school in Cleveland, Hughes wrote for the school newspaper, edited the yearbook, and began to write his first short stories, poetry, [21] and dramatic plays. His first piece of jazz poetry, "When Sue Wears Red", was written while he ...
In 1995 he co-created (with fine-press printer Michael Peich) the West Chester Conference on Form and Narrative to provide training in poetic form. West Chester soon became the largest all-poetry conference in the U.S. It has run for thirty years. Gioia later created the “Teaching Poetry” (2001–2003) program for high school instructors.
Q: Tell us about a point in your life as a student that changed you. A: “And it really happened in seventh grade. Good teachers. It sounds great.