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A literary critic noted that Evans used "black idioms to communicate the authentic voice of the black community is a unique characteristic of her poetry." [21] I Am a Black Woman (1970), her best-known poetry collection, won the Black Academy of Art and Letters First Poetry Award in 1975, and includes her best-known poem, "I Am a Black Woman". [18]
Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics; BCALA Literary Awards (Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Awards). Annual literary award from the American Library Association, Black Caucus, which honors "outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction for adult audiences by African American authors"
Amanda Johnston (born 1977) is an African-American poet.She was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and currently resides in Round Rock/Austin, Texas.Amanda Johnston received a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine.
She has written articles for magazines such as Today's Christian Woman and Essence. Her interests and talents are diverse and include photography , fiber art , and beading . Grimes currently resides in Corona, California , and continues to write poetry and books for children and young adults.
Of Nigerian and Black American descent (her father being a Yoruba man from Lagos and her mother being Black American [4]), Olayiwola was born in Chicago. [5] When Olayiwola was a child, her father was abruptly deported to Nigeria, forcing her mother to struggle alone to raise and support Olayiwola and her siblings.
Award winners and finalists, 2020–present Year Book Author Result Ref. 2020: Felon: Poems: Reginald Dwayne Betts: Winner [16] A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland: DaMaris B. Hill: Finalist [16] Honeyfish: Lauren K. Alleyne: Mistress: Chet'la Sebree: The Tradition ...
Christina was hailed champion at the National Poetry Series Slam in 2012. In 2017, her book Anarcha Speaks won an award from the same body. [17] [18] In 2012 and 2014, she was hailed as Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion. [19] [13] She earned the National Underground Poetry Slam Champion in 2013. [7] [13]
[16] Her poetry covers various different subject matters. She has written both celebrations of love and family and deeper works exploring the atrocities that Black men and women face in America. She has written sonnets that are based in love, but explore darker realities such as lynchings and violent acts toward the Black population in America ...