
Carolyn Marie Rodgers
Born: December 14, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois
Died: April 2, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois Pen Name: Carolyn Rodgers Connection to Illinois: Carolyn was born and raised in Chicago. Biography: Carolyn Rodgers, a Chicago poet, playwright and author who first learned her trade in the Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC) Writer's Workshop meetings and Gwendolyn Brooks' Writers Workshops, was distinctive as a new black woman poet in the late 1960s, when she published her first two books, for her vehement adherence to the Black Arts program.
Awards:
- -- Poet Laureate Award, Society of Midland Authors
- -- Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, 2012
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Rodgers
Selected Titles
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How I got ovah : ISBN: 0385046707 OCLC: 1174385 Anchor Press, Garden City, N.Y. : [1975] |
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The heart as ever green : ISBN: 0385127952 OCLC: 4498845 |