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Hettie Jones (1934-2024) Poet, author. Hettie Jones was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She lived in New York City and taught writing at several institutions.

Full Name

Hettie Jones

Locations

Kings•New York•Queens•Westchester

Author's Timeline

1934

Birth

Kings County: Hettie Jones was born Hettie Roberta Cohen in Brooklyn, New York, on July 16, 1934.

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Other Life Event

Queens County: As a child, Ms. Jones lived in the Laurelton neighborhood of Queens, New York.

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Other Life Event

New York County: Ms. Jones studied drama for a year at Columbia University graduate school, but dropped out.

1971

Literary Work

The Trees Stand Shining
Dial
Poetry.

1974

Literary Work

Big Star Fallin’ Mama: Five Women in Black Music
Viking Books for Young Readers
0670164089 / 978-0670164080
Biography.

1989

Other Life Event

Westchester County: Ms. Jones ran a writing workshop at the New York State Correctional Facility for Women at Bedford Hills, New York, from 1989 to 2002.

1990

Literary Work

How I Became Hettie Jones
E. P. Dutton
0525248404 / 978-0525248408
Memoir.

1998

Literary Work

Drive
Hanging Loose Press
1882413512 / 978-1882413515
Poetry.

2003

Literary Work

All Told
Hanging Loose Press
1931236208 / 978-1931236201
Poetry.

2007

Literary Work

Doing 70
Hanging Loose Press
1931236739 / 978-1931236737
Poetry.

2024

Death

Hettie Jones died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 13, 2024.

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