Detrick Hughes

Detrick Oliver Hughes
picture, circa 2010
Born	1966 Beaumont, Texas, United States
Occupation	Poet, Author
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Black / African-American
Alma mater	University of Houston Ashland University
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Detrick Oliver Hughes, best known as Detrick Hughes, (b. 1966) is an American Poet, and spoken word artist. Hughes is known for urban commentary and life expressions offered via the genre of poetry.

Bibliography

Personal

Hughes was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, which is close to the Louisiana border. In high school, he played football and was active in student government. He graduated from French High School in 1985 where his football team captured a share of the 5A state championship with Odessa Permian in 1984. Odessa Permian is known for being the team highlighted in the Book Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger. There was also a feature film based on the book that was released in 2004.

Upon graduating from French, Hughes entered the University of Houston in Houston, Texas where he received a degree in Finance. While at the University of Houston, he joined the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He would later receive a Master of Fine Arts degree from Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio.

Poetry

• 1994 – Paper Walls
• 1995 – Chocolate Covered Raisins
• 1999 – The Sound of One Voice Marching (Compact Disc)
• 2005 – Cottonwood Park (Compact Disc)
• 2009 – I Am Poet

External links

• Tracks from Cottonwood Park by Detrick Hughes at Rhapsody.com
• Book by Detrick Hughes at Amazon.com
• Eta Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha

Persondata
Name	Hughes, Detrick
Alternative names	Hughes, Detrick Oliver
Short description	Poet, Author
Date of birth	1966
Place of birth	Beaumont, Texas
Date of death
Place of death