Sterling D. Plumpp
USA
Sterling D. Plumpp, an acclaimed poet, educator, and critic, explores the depths of Black life, history, and culture in his awardwinning work.
Poems
by Sterling D. Plumpp
from 2022 ms working title “Chance of Apertures in Epiphanized Cycles“
Poems by Sterling Plumpp from 2022 manuscript, working title “Chance of Apertures in Epiphanized Cycles”
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Sterling D. Plumpp
Biography
Sterling D. Plumpp is an poet, educator, editor, and critic. He has written numerous books, including Hornman (1996), Harriet Tubman (1996), Ornate With Smoke (1997), Half Black, Half Blacker (1970), and The Mojo Hands Call, I Must Go (1982). He was an advisor for the television production of the documentary The Promised Land. Plump was awarded the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Fuller Award for lifetime achievement in September 2019.
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