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Jack was born John Lester Spicer on January 30, 1925 in Los Angeles, the elder child of parents Dorothy Clause and John Lovely Spicer. [2] [3]He graduated from Fairfax High School in 1942, and attended the University of Redlands from 1943 to 1945. [3]
Cullen entered the DeWitt Clinton High School, then located in Hell's Kitchen. [5] He excelled academically at the school and started writing poetry. He won a citywide poetry contest. [6] At DeWitt, he was elected into the honor society, was editor of the weekly newspaper, and was elected vice-president of his graduating class. [5]
Patchen first began to develop his interest in literature and poetry while he was in high school, and the New York Times published his first poem while he was still in college. He attended Alexander Meiklejohn 's Experimental College (which was part of the University of Wisconsin ), in Madison, Wisconsin , for one year, starting in 1929.
During high school in Cleveland, Hughes wrote for the school newspaper, edited the yearbook, and began to write his first short stories, poetry, [19] and dramatic plays. His first piece of jazz poetry, "When Sue Wears Red", was written while he was in high school. [20]
Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil War, Dunbar began writing stories and verse when he was a child.
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.
Ted Kooser was born in Ames, Iowa, on April 25, 1939.Growing up, Kooser attended Ames Public Schools for elementary and middle school. When Kooser arrived at Ames High School, his interest diverted from the library, and it went to cars.
The competing high school slam teams present four individual poems and one group piece performed by four people. Each team competes in two preliminary bouts. [3] Four teams compete each bout. The top 16 go onto semifinals and the top 4 go onto finals. The name of the slam comes from the Public Enemy song of the same name. In 2010 the poetry ...