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(1961-2011) Poet. Akilah Oliver was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and died in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York.

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Akilah Oliver

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Akilah Oliver taught poetry and writing at The New School, Pratt Institute, and The Poetry Project.

1961

BIRTH

Akilah Oliver was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1961.

1999

LITWORK

The She Said Dialogues: Flesh Memory
Smokeproof Press.
ISBN-10: 0965887758, ISBN-13: 978-0965887755.
Poetry.

2004

LITWORK

An Arriving Guard of Angels: Thusly Coming to Greet
Farfalla Press.
ISBN-10: 0971466882, ISBN-13: 978-0971466883.
Poetry.

2007

LITWORK

a(A)ugust'
Yo-Yo Labs

Poetry.

2008

LITWORK

The Putterer's Notebook
Belladonna Books.
ISBN-10: 0976485710, ISBN-13: 978-0976485711.
Poetry.

2009

LITWORK

A Toast In The House of Friends
Coffee House Press.
ISBN-10: 1566892228, ISBN-13: 978-1566892223.
Poetry.

2011

DEATH

Akilah Oliver died at her home in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York, in 2011.

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