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April 17 Poet of the Day: Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde is April 17 Poet of the Day.  She described herself as “black, lesbin, mother, warrior, poet.”  Read about this Caribbean American poet and novelist here.

Additional resources on Audre Lorde:

Poets.Org: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/306

Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/audre-lorde

Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, celebrated its second annual Audre Lorde Week February 3-8, 2014: http://tulane.edu/news/newwave/013114_lorde.cfm

Media Trailer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHzbQNyO2k

 

KRLemmons African American Biography, African American Poetry, Resources

April 16 Poet of the Day: Al Young

Al Young is April 16 Poet of the Day.  He was born on May 31, 1939, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.  He later became Poet Laureate of California.  Read about this interesting poet and novelist here:

Additional resources about Al Young:

Website: http://alyoung.org/

Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/al-young

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6FbyDZjpXM

NPR: Al Young reads some of his poems: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89884635