/tags/african-american-poets African American Poets en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:59:53 GMT /arts-culture/2020-02-19/alexis-pauline-gumbs-redefines-ancestry-in-dub A multi-year, daily writing practice taught Alexis Pauline Gumbs a lot about what it means to listen. Deeply influenced by the black feminist author and… Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:59:53 GMT /arts-culture/2020-02-19/alexis-pauline-gumbs-redefines-ancestry-in-dub Katy Barron, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-02-19/alexis-pauline-gumbs-redefines-ancestry-in-dub A multi-year, daily writing practice taught Alexis Pauline Gumbs a lot about what it means to listen. Deeply influenced by the black feminist author and… Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:59:53 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-02-19/alexis-pauline-gumbs-redefines-ancestry-in-dub Katy Barron, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-03-25/poet-of-the-people-meet-jaki-shelton-green Jaki Shelton Green spent her childhood with her nose in a book knowing there was a great big world that awaited her. A native of Orange County, North… Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:30:00 GMT /arts-culture/2019-03-25/poet-of-the-people-meet-jaki-shelton-green Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-03-25/poet-of-the-people-meet-jaki-shelton-green Jaki Shelton Green spent her childhood with her nose in a book knowing there was a great big world that awaited her. A native of Orange County, North… Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:30:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-03-25/poet-of-the-people-meet-jaki-shelton-green Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2015-10-05/meet-tsitsi-jaji-exploring-the-diaspora Duke English professor Tsitsi Jaji remembers the noises of independence outside her window in her home country of Zimbabwe when she was 4 years old. Jaji… Mon, 05 Oct 2015 15:45:00 GMT /arts-culture/2015-10-05/meet-tsitsi-jaji-exploring-the-diaspora Frank Stasio, Charlie Shelton-Ormond /show/the-state-of-things/2015-10-05/meet-tsitsi-jaji-exploring-the-diaspora Duke English professor Tsitsi Jaji remembers the noises of independence outside her window in her home country of Zimbabwe when she was 4 years old. Jaji… Mon, 05 Oct 2015 15:45:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-10-05/meet-tsitsi-jaji-exploring-the-diaspora Frank Stasio, Charlie Shelton-Ormond /arts-culture/2015-06-24/the-music-of-language Poet Nathaniel Mackey is one of the most respected experimental writers in the country today. In recent years, the Duke professor has received many honors… Wed, 24 Jun 2015 16:21:47 GMT /arts-culture/2015-06-24/the-music-of-language Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-06-24/the-music-of-language Poet Nathaniel Mackey is one of the most respected experimental writers in the country today. In recent years, the Duke professor has received many honors… Wed, 24 Jun 2015 16:21:47 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-06-24/the-music-of-language Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2015-02-05/sacred-spaces-anne-spencers-southern-sanctuary-in-the-harlem-renaissance Anne Spencer's Lynchburg, Virginia house was a sanctuary for African-American artists, writers and intellectuals during the Harlem Renaissance. Spencer… Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:18:49 GMT /arts-culture/2015-02-05/sacred-spaces-anne-spencers-southern-sanctuary-in-the-harlem-renaissance Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-02-05/sacred-spaces-anne-spencers-southern-sanctuary-in-the-harlem-renaissance Anne Spencer's Lynchburg, Virginia house was a sanctuary for African-American artists, writers and intellectuals during the Harlem Renaissance. Spencer… Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:18:49 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-02-05/sacred-spaces-anne-spencers-southern-sanctuary-in-the-harlem-renaissance Will Michaels, Frank Stasio