Tyehimba Jess
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Tyehimba Jess's first book of poetry, leadbelly, was a winner of the 2004 National Poetry Series. His numerous awards include a Whiting Award, fellowships from the NEA, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and the Illinois Arts Council; the 2001 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Poetry Award, and the 2001 Chicago Sun-Times Poetry Award. He holds degrees from New York University and the University of Chicago. A native of Detroit, Jess is also a proud alumnus of the Chicago Green Mill Slam teams and Cave Canem. His first non-fiction book, African American Pride: Celebrating our Achievements, Contributions, and Legacy, was published by Citadel Press in 2003. He teaches at CUNY College of Staten Island.
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Reviews of books by Tyehimba Jess
leadbelly
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Poems
- Three poems (in Perihelion)
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- An archive of readings from Tyehimba Jess in Fishhouse
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No readings are scheduled at this time.
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