Occupation – Literary – Poet
Langston Hughes’ Visit to the Soviet Union (1932-1933)
In June of 1932, poet Langston Hughes, political activist Louise Thompson, and 22 other African American artists, filmmakers, and actors, traveled to the Soviet Union (USSR) to create a...
Luis Gama (1830-1882)
Luis Gonzaga Pinto da Gama (Luis Gama) was a Brazilian poet, journalist, legal activist, abolitionist leader, and former slave. He...
Ousmane Sembene (1923-2007)
Ousmane Sembène, prolific writer and film producer, was born in January 1923 in Ziguinchor, Senegal. Official documents were rare in...
Sherley Anne Williams (1944-1999)
Sherley Anne Williams, American novelist, poet, and scholar, was born in Bakersfield, California in 1944 to Jesse Winson and Lena...
Nicolás Guillén (1902-1989)
Afro-Cuban writer Nicolás Guillén used his poetry as a form of social protest in pre-Castro Cuba. Guillén was born in...
Jupiter Hammon (c. 1711-c. 1806)
Poet and essayist Jupiter Hammon published his writing while living and working as a slave in Revolutionary-era New England. He...
Mari E. Evans (1923- )
As a monumental figure in education and poetry, Mari Evans also played roles in shaping women’s history, politics, music, and...
Dennis Brutus (1924-2009)
Dennis Brutus was a South African poet, organizer, and activist perhaps most notable for his use of sports as a...
Etheridge Knight (1931-1991)
Etheridge Knight took a very unconventional path on his way to becoming one of the most popular poets during the...
