Carolyn Rodgers

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Carolyn Rodgers was an influential African American poet and key figure in the Black Arts Movement, known for her powerful explorations of Black womanhood, identity, and social justice.

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instanceOf African American poet
essayist
member of the Black Arts Movement
person
poet
coFounded Third World Press NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1940-12-14
dateOfDeath 2010-04-02
educatedAt Roosevelt University NERFINISHED
University of Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
employer Third World Press NERFINISHED
ethnicity African American
familyName Rodgers NERFINISHED
genre African American literature
feminist literature
poetry
givenName Carolyn NERFINISHED
hasSubject Black womanhood
family and community
gender roles
race and identity
spirituality
urban Black life
influencedBy Black Power movement NERFINISHED
Gwendolyn Brooks NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Black Arts Movement NERFINISHED
movement Black Arts Movement NERFINISHED
Black Power movement NERFINISHED
name Carolyn Marie Rodgers NERFINISHED
notableFor explorations of Black identity
explorations of Black womanhood
social justice themes in poetry
notableWork How I Got Ovah: New and Selected Poems NERFINISHED
Paper Soul NERFINISHED
Songs of a Black Bird NERFINISHED
The Heart as Ever Green NERFINISHED
occupation poet
publisher
teacher
writer
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
religion Christianity
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
sexOrGender female

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Third World Press foundedBy Carolyn Rodgers