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Michael S. Harper

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Also known as Michael Steven Harper

American writer

Person · Open Library

Born
1938
Works
23

Top works

  • To an old man twiddling thumbs
  • Rhode Island
  • Chant of Saints
  • The family sequences
  • Sweet homeland

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1938-03-18
Active to
2016-05-07

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
102
Total plays
201

Michael Steven Harper (March 18, 1938 – May 7, 2016) was an American poet from Brooklyn, who was the Poet Laureate of Rhode Island from 1988 to 1993. He published ten books of poetry, two of which - Dear John, Dear Coltrane (1970) and Images of Kin (1977) - have been nominated for the National Book Award. A great deal of his poetry is influenced by jazz and history. Many of his poems have been included as important examples of African-American literature and jazz poetry in various anthologies. <

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Steven
Family name
Harper
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Providence
Languages spoken
English language
Work location
New York City
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date of birth
1938-03-18
date of death
2016-05-07
name in native language
Michael S. Harper
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