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Mari Evans (1923–2017)

Autor(a) de Black Women Writers (1950-1980): A Critical Evaluation

13+ Works 161 Membros 1 Review

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

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Obras por Mari Evans

Black Women Writers (1950-1980): A Critical Evaluation (1984) — Editor; Contribuidor — 77 exemplares
I Am a Black Woman (1970) 23 exemplares
Jim Flying High (1979) 11 exemplares
A Dark and Splendid Mass (1992) 6 exemplares
JD (1973) 5 exemplares
I Look at Me (1974) 3 exemplares
Trusting Love (2014) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

The Black Poets (1983) — Contribuidor — 353 exemplares
Soul Looks Back in Wonder (1993) — Contribuidor — 204 exemplares
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song (2020) — Contribuidor — 169 exemplares
No More Masks! An Anthology of Poems by Women (1973) — Contribuidor — 122 exemplares
The 100 Best African American Poems (2010) — Contribuidor — 96 exemplares
I Hear a Symphony: African Americans Celebrate Love (1994) — Contribuidor — 33 exemplares
Confirmation: An Anthology of African American Women (1983) — Contribuidor — 22 exemplares
360: A Revolution of Black Poets (1998) — Contribuidor — 9 exemplares

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Obras
13
Also by
15
Membros
161
Popularidade
#131,051
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
1
ISBN
24

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