Jayne Cortez is April 26 Poet of the Day. A poet and performance artist, Jayne was born on May 10, 1934. Read more about this revolutionary poet here:
Additional resources about Jayne Cortez:
Poets.Org: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/464
Modern American Poetry: http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/cortez/poetry.htm
Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/jayne-cortez
West African Research Association: http://www.bu.edu/wara/warc-black-history-2013-cortez/
The Project for Innovative Poetry (PIP) Blog: http://pippoetry.blogspot.com/2013/01/jayne-cortez.html
5 Points Where Poetry Meets Jazz NPR: http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2014/04/11/301435058/5-points-where-poetry-meets-jazz
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