Paul Genega published two full-length collections of poetry in 2001: That Fall: New and Selected Poems, culls from earlier volumes and chapbooks; At The Tone, is a series of persona poems, messages addressed to a distant older brother on answering machines. Enid Dame, Co-editor of Home Planet News, has called the latter a “troubling, moving … Continued
(1925-2000) Writer, illustrator, playwright. Born in Chicago. He was a roommate of FRANK O’HARA at Harvard in 1946. Gorey graduated in 1950, having majored in French. He moved to New York City in the early 1950s to design book covers for Doubleday. He also did illustrations for the “New Yorker” and the “New York Times.” … Continued
(1941-2002) Writer, scientist. “The Panda’s Thumb: More Reflections on Natural History,” received his Ph.D. at Columbia University.
(1923-1990) Writer, historian. Stanley Green was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Brooklyn, New York. He was a theater historian focusing on musicals.
(1880-1958) Poet, playwright. Angelina Weld Grimke lived in Manhattan, New York. She was a writer of the Harlem Renaissance. Her play “Rachel” (1916) was said by critics to be “…the first successful drama written by a Negro and interpreted by Negro actors.” Another well-known work of hers is the short story “The Closing Door.” Her … Continued
(1815-1882) Essayist, speech writer, clergyman. Born a slave in Maryland, he escaped with family to New York City in 1824. He was educated at the Oneida Institute, Whitesboro, New York. He wrote the very important speech/essay “An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America.” It called upon slaves to rise up against … Continued
(1914-1972) Poet. “New and Selected Poems,” lived at 4 Jones Street, New York, New York.
(1887-1940) African-American leader, proponent of black nationalism, essayist, publisher. Born in Jamaica, Garvey worked in the Jamaican press before becoming interested in African history and black nationalism during a visit to London. In 1914, he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and in 1916 he moved to Harlem and opened a branch of the UNIA … Continued
(1903-1998) Editor, critic. “The Antioch Review,” was born in Manhattan, attended DeWitt Clinton High School, and earned four degrees from Columbia University.
(1944-2002) Poet. “A Condition, Not An Event,” lived in Manhattan.