Tag Archives: Black Poets

Saturday Open Thread | Black Poets Week: Maya Angelou

Posted on March 15, 2014 by rikyrah

We end this week with Maya Angelou. Global Renaissance Woman Dr. Maya Angelou is one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. Hailed as a global renaissance woman, Dr. Angelou is a celebrated poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Black Poets Week: Nikki Giovanni

Posted on March 14, 2014 by rikyrah

Today we will discuss Nikki Giovanni. Nikki Giovanni On June 7, 1943, Yolanda Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1960, she entered Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she worked with the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Black Poets Week: Gwendolyn Brooks

Posted on March 13, 2014 by rikyrah

The wordsmith for today is Gwendolyn Brooks. Gwendolyn Brooks, 1917–2000 Gwendolyn Brooks was a highly regarded, much-honored poet, with the distinction of being the first black author to win the Pulitzer Prize. She also was poetry consultant to the Library … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Black Poets Week: Countee Cullen

Posted on March 12, 2014 by rikyrah

Today’s poet is Countee Cullen. Countee Cullen Born in 1903 in New York City, Countee Cullen was raised in a Methodist parsonage. He attended De Witt Clinton High School in New York and began writing poetry at the age of … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Black Poets Week: Langston Hughes

Posted on March 11, 2014 by rikyrah

Today’s poet is Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes James Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. His parents divorced when he was a young child, and his father moved to Mexico. He was raised by his grandmother until … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Black Poets Week: Phillis Wheatley

Posted on March 10, 2014 by rikyrah

Phillis Wheatley, 1753–1784 Although she was an African slave, Phillis Wheatley was one of the best-known poets in prenineteenth-century America. Pampered in the household of prominent Boston commercialist John Wheatley, lionized in New England and England, with presses in both … Continue reading →

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