Poet
Jersey City,
NJ
New Jersey US
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Publications & Prizes
Anthologies:
Kindergarde: Avant-Garde Stories, Plays, & Poems for Children (Black Radish Books, 2013)
, A Face to Meet the Faces: An Anthology of Contemporary Persona Poetry (University of Akron Press, 2012)
, Home is Where: An Anthology of African American Poets from the Carolinas (Hub City Press, 2011)
, Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry (The University of Georgia Press, 2009)
, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (University of Georgia Press, 2007)
, Rainbow Darkness: An Anthology of African American Poetry (Miami University Press, 2005)
, Poetry Daily: Poems from the World's Most Popular Poetry Website (Sourcebooks, 2003)
Books:
the new black (Wesleyan University Press, 2011)
, a half-red sea (Carolina Wren Press, 2006)
, The Gorgon Goddess (Carolina Wren Press, 2001)
Prizes won:
2012 Holmes National Poetry Prize, 2012 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Poetry
More Information
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
Identifies as:
African American, Feminist
Prefers to work with:
Adults, At Risk Youth, Children, Incarcerated Individuals, Teachers, Teenagers
Fluent in:
English
Born in:
Nashville
Raised in:
Nashville,
TN
Tennessee
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Last update: Feb 01, 2014