Mari Evans (1923–2017)
Autor(a) de Black Women Writers (1950-1980): A Critical Evaluation
About the Author
Mari Evans was born in Toledo, Ohio on July 16, 1923. She attended the University of Toledo. She was a major figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. She was a poet, a playwright, a children's book author, and an essayist on American culture. Her collections of poetry included A mostrar mais Dark and Splendid Mass, Nightstar: 1973-1978, I Am a Black Woman, and Where Is All the Music? Her children's books included Dear Corinne, Tell Somebody! Love, Annie: A Book about Secrets; Singing Black: Alternative Nursery Rhymes for Children; Jim Flying High; Rap Stories; and J.D. She was also the author of the plays Eye and River of My Song. She wrote, directed, and produced The Black Experience from 1968-1973. She taught at several colleges and universities including Spelman College, Purdue University, Indiana University, and Cornell University. In 1997, her photo appeared on a Ugandan postage stamp. She died on March 10, 2017 at the age of 93. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por Mari Evans
Black Women Writers (1950-1980): A Critical Evaluation (1984) — Editor; Contribuidor — 77 exemplares
Associated Works
From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas 1900-2002 (2002) — Contribuidor — 172 exemplares
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient… (1992) — Contribuidor — 157 exemplares
In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry (1656) — Contribuidor — 99 exemplares
Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep: An Anthology of Poetry by African Americans Since 1945 (1994) — Contribuidor — 87 exemplares
Make a Joyful Sound: Poems for Children by African American Poets (1991) — Contribuidor — 80 exemplares
Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry (2013) — Contribuidor — 43 exemplares
Grand Fathers: Reminiscences, Poems, Recipes, and Photos of the Keepers of Our Traditions (1999) — Contribuidor — 25 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1923-07-16
- Data de falecimento
- 2017-03-10
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Educação
- University of Toledo
- Ocupações
- teacher
television producer
television director
television writer
poet
critic (mostrar todos 8)
editor
playwright
Membros
Críticas
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 13
- Also by
- 15
- Membros
- 161
- Popularidade
- #131,051
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Críticas
- 1
- ISBN
- 24