Cave Canem Workshop

Cave Canem Workshop

Cave Canem is an annual summer workshop, founded in 1996, which aims to increase the number of black poets in the United States and give them increased visibility. [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/347734_book18.html From poets to politicians, a great week for author readings - Seattlepi] ] [ [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_140971.html Cave Canem gives minority poets a forum - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review] ]

Cave Canem Poets

*Toi Derricotte
*Cornelius Eady
*Sonia Sanchez
*Lucille Clifton
*Kwame Dawes
*Michael S. Harper
*Yusef Komunyakaa
*Ntozake Shange
*Patricia Smith
*Al Young
*Natasha Tretheway
*Major Jackson
*Tracy K. Smith
*A. Van Jordan
*Terrence Hayes
*Regie Gibson
*Tyehimba Jess
*Tara Betts

References

External links

* [http://cavecanempoets.org/ Cave Canem poets]


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