C. Liegh McInnis

C. Liegh McInnis (1969 - ) is an author, activist and professor of English at Jackson State University. He has written a number of works and strongly supports African American heritage and tradition. He is the founder of, [http://www.psychedelicliterature.com Psychedelic Literature] , a publishing company promoting the African American voice in the state of Mississippi. He is an instructor of English at Jackson State University, the former publisher and editor of Black Magnolias Literary Journal, and the author of seven books, including four collections of poetry: Matters of Reality: Body, Mind, and Soul (1996), Confessions: Brainstorming from Midnite 'til Dawn (1998), Searchin' For Psychedelica (1999), and Da Black Book of Linguistic Liberation (2001), one collection of short fiction Scripts: Sketches and Tales of Urban Mississippi (1998), one collection of essays Prose: Essays and Letters (1999), and one work of literary criticism The Lyrics of Prince: A Literary Look at a Creative, Musical Poet, Philosopher, and Storyteller (1996), which has been re-released in its third edition (2007). He has presented papers at national conferences, such as College Language Association and the Neo-Griot Conference, and his work has appeared in Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam, Dialogue, Sable, New Delta Review, The Black World Today, In Motion Magazine, MultiCultural Review, A Deeper Shade of Sex, New Laurel Review, The Jackson Advocate, and The Mississippi Link.