She was the mother of Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen.
Poets and Poetry
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Gibson was the current poet laureate of Colorado.
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She was a beloved icon of the 1960s Black Arts Movement.
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He was shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize for “4321.”
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Sinclair also served as manager of the pioneering rock group MC5.
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He was a founder of The Last Poets, who influenced performance poetry.
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She wrote the lyrics to the beloved classic “It’s Too Late.”
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His “House Made of Dawn” is credited with starting the Native American Renaissance.
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He was named one of Britain’s 50 greatest postwar writers by The Times.
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She was Poet Laureate of the United States in 2003 and 2004.
 
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