Mari Evans (1923–2017)
Autor/a de Black Women Writers (1950-1980): A Critical Evaluation
Sobre l'autor
Mari Evans was born in Toledo, Ohio on July 16, 1923. She attended the University of Toledo. She was a major figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. She was a poet, a playwright, a children's book author, and an essayist on American culture. Her collections of poetry included A mostra'n més Dark and Splendid Mass, Nightstar: 1973-1978, I Am a Black Woman, and Where Is All the Music? Her children's books included Dear Corinne, Tell Somebody! Love, Annie: A Book about Secrets; Singing Black: Alternative Nursery Rhymes for Children; Jim Flying High; Rap Stories; and J.D. She was also the author of the plays Eye and River of My Song. She wrote, directed, and produced The Black Experience from 1968-1973. She taught at several colleges and universities including Spelman College, Purdue University, Indiana University, and Cornell University. In 1997, her photo appeared on a Ugandan postage stamp. She died on March 10, 2017 at the age of 93. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Obres de Mari Evans
Black Women Writers (1950-1980): A Critical Evaluation (1984) — Editor; Col·laborador — 77 exemplars
Obres associades
From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas 1900-2002 (2002) — Col·laborador — 172 exemplars
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient… (1992) — Col·laborador — 159 exemplars
In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry (1656) — Col·laborador — 100 exemplars
Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep: An Anthology of Poetry by African Americans Since 1945 (1994) — Col·laborador — 89 exemplars
Make a Joyful Sound: Poems for Children by African American Poets (1991) — Col·laborador — 81 exemplars
Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry (2013) — Col·laborador — 42 exemplars
Grand Fathers: Reminiscences, Poems, Recipes, and Photos of the Keepers of Our Traditions (1999) — Col·laborador — 25 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1923-07-16
- Data de defunció
- 2017-03-10
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Educació
- University of Toledo
- Professions
- teacher
television producer
television director
television writer
poet
critic (mostra-les totes 8)
editor
playwright
Membres
Ressenyes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 12
- També de
- 16
- Membres
- 161
- Popularitat
- #131,051
- Valoració
- 4.1
- Ressenyes
- 1
- ISBN
- 24