Author

Contributions

  • Cullum, Linda E. - Contributor

Publication

2004 - Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn, Connecticut

Language

English

Word Count

81,500 words, Guess

Page Count

326 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing6817935
  • Goodreads659378

Classifications

  • DDC811/.5409920693/04
  • LCCPS153.M56 C66 2004

Description

"This book presents the lives and literary contributions of famous and unfamiliar poets alike. Concise personal and professional information, including awards, covers such poets as: Maya Angelou, N. Scott Momaday, Leslie Marmon Silko, Rita Dove, Gary Soto, Pat Mora, Derek Walcott, and more." "Readers are also introduced to the major works and thematic concerns of such lesser-known poets as Luci Tapahonso, Li-Young Lee, and Jimmy Santiago Baca. A dozen different ethnic backgrounds are represented, including Asian American, African American, Jewish American, American Indian, Latino/a, and Palestinian American. Full bibliographic information following each entry will help users locate the collections and anthologies where the cited poems can easily be found."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

LyrikBiographyMinoritiesDictionariesSchriftstellerAmerican PoetsAmerican poetry

Genres

  • Biography
  • Bio-bibliography
  • Dictionaries.

Other Editions

  • Contemporary American ethnic poets: lives, works, sourcesGreenwood Press2004-01-01

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