Mike Schneider: Notes from the Palm Beach Poetry Festival
Blackface is in the news and — should anyone be interested in the details — instructions on “How to Black Up,” complete with recipe for burnt-cork face-paint can be found in Olio, Tyehimba Jess’ book that won the 2017 Pultizer Prize for poetry.
February 10, 2019 · 2 Comments
Video: Tyehimba Jess reads “Negro Migration”
Tyehimba Jess, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for his collection Olio, was born in Detroit and earned his BA from the University of Chicago and his MFA from New York University. Jess is the rare poet who bridges slam and academic poetry, weaving elements of jazz, blues, history, and biography into his intensely lyrical verse.
April 13, 2017 · Leave a comment
