Etheridge Knight
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 34 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 19,1931 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Corinth |
| Mississippi | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | March 10,1991 |
| Died | Indianapolis |
| Indiana | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Sonia Sanchez |
| Job | Poet |
| Books | The essential Etheridge Knight |
| Born of a Woman: New and Selected Poems | |
| Black voices from prison | |
| Belly Song and Other Poems | |
| Awards | American Book Award |
| Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada | |
| Education | Martin University |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 505228 |
Etheridge Knight Life story
Etheridge Knight was an African-American poet who made his name in 1968 with his debut volume, Poems from Prison. The book recalls in verse his eight-year-long sentence after his arrest for robbery in 1960.
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