Tyehimba Jess
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 60 |
| Born | Detroit |
| Michigan | |
| United States | |
| Job | Poet |
| Educator | |
| Education | New York University |
| The University of Chicago | |
| University of Chicago | |
| Books | African American Pride: Celebrating Our Achievements, Contributions, and Enduring Legacy |
| Leadbelly | |
| Olio | |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry |
| Whiting Awards | |
| Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada | |
| National Poetry Series | |
| Official site | tyehimbajess.net |
| Date of birth | January 1,1965 |
| Nominations | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry |
| PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | |
| National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 505603 |
Tyehimba Jess Life story
Tyehimba Jess is an American poet. His book Olio received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.