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April 21 Poet of the Day: Dudley Randall

Dudley Randall is April 21 Poet of the Day.  He was a poet, publisher, and founder of Broadside Press.  Read about this fascinating poet here:

Additional resources on Dudley Randall:

Modern American Poetry: http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/randall/randall.htm

Poemhunter: http://www.poemhunter.com/dudley-randall/biography/

Remembering Dudley Randall: http://www.solidarity-us.org/site/node/1527

Biography: http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2931/Randall-Dudley.html

YouTube videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twDVg48yCp0

Ballad of Birmingham poem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2BzXvD2eiM

 

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April 20 Poet of the Day: Naomi Long Madgett

Naomi Long Madgett is April 20 Poet of the Day.  Founder of Lotus Press, this poet, educator, Poet Laureate of Detroit, Naomi Long Madgett was the first woman awarded  Eminent Artist Award from the Kresge Foundation in 2012.  Read about this remarkable woman here:

Additional resources on Naomi Long Madgett:

History Makers: http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/naomi-long-madgett-41

Kresge Foundation: http://kresge.org/news/detroit%E2%80%99s-poet-laureate-naomi-long-madgett-named-2012-kresge-eminent-artist

Free Press: http://www.freep.com/article/20130407/ENT05/304070050/Naomi-Long-Madgett-Art-X

YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRUqrH1VRHU

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April 19 Poet of the Day: Jessie Redmond Fauset

April 19 Poet of the Day is Jessie Redmond Fauset. A scholar and novelist, she was the first black woman elected to Phi Beta Kappa.  Read about this pioneering woman here:

Additional information on Jessie Redmond Fauset:

Poets.org: Rondeau, a poem by Jessie Redmond Fauset http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/23953

Dead Fires by Fauset: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19689

About.com: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/harlemrenaissance/p/jessie_fauset.htm

Voices From the Gap: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/fausetJessie.php

Black Past: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/fauset-jessie-r-1882-1961

Harlem Renaissance: http://harlemrenaissancepoets7.wikispaces.com/Jessie+Redmon+Fauset

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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

 

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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

 

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April 15 Poet of the Day: E. Ethelbert Miller

April 15 Poet of the Day is E. Ethelbert Miller.  He is described as a “literary activist.”  Read more about this poet and educator here:

E. Ethelbert Miller’s blog: http://eethelbertmiller1.blogspot.com/

Poets.Org: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/485                                                                 Poem “Postcards” by Miller: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/23888

Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/e-ethelbert-miller

Library of Congress Interview: http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3293

History Makers: http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/e-ethelbert-miller-41

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April 13 Poet of the Day: Etheridge Knight

April 13 Poet of the Day is Etheridge Knight, who wrote poems while in prison.  Read more about this fascinating poet here:

Additional resources on Etheridge Knight:

Poets.Org: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15411

Poetry readings: http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Knight.php

Black Past: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/knight-etheridge-1931-1991

Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/poetry/media/avfiles/EtheridgeKnight.ram

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April 12 Poet of the Day: Margaret Walker

Margaret Abigail Walker is April 12 Poet of the Day, Best known for her poem, “For My People” and her novel, “Jubilee”, this fascinating woman was the daugher of a Methodist minister and an educator.  Read more about this fascinating writer here:

Reading of the poem, “For My People”:http://www.loc.gov/poetry/poetry-of-america/american-identity/nikkyfinney-margaretwalker.html

Voices From the Gap: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/alexanderMargaret.php

Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/margaret-walker

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April 6 Poet of the Day: Alice Dunbar Nelson

April  Poet of the Day is Alice Dunbar Nelson.  In addition to writing poems, Alice Dunbar Nelson also wrote stories and essays.  Read about this amazing writer here:

Additional resources:

National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/daav/historyculture/aliceruthmooredunbarslifestory.htm

Poets.Org: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/22668

Modern American Poetry: http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/dunbar-nelson/dunbar-nelson.htm

Voices from the Gaps: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/nelsonAlice.php

 

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April 4 Poet of the Day: Georgia Douglas Johnson

April 4 Poet of the Day is Georgia Douglas Johnson, who was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Read about this fascinating poet here:

Poets.Org: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19686

BlackPast:http://www.blackpast.org/aah/johnson-georgia-blanche-douglas-camp-1877-1966

Modern American Poetry:http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/g_l/douglas-johnson/johnson.htm

Voices from the Gap: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/johnsonGeorgia.php