Thursday, May 12, 2016

Michael S. Harper, RIP


     Harper deserves to be better-known, and that will surely happen. With a teaching career that was largely spent at Brown University, and Ivy League school, Harper proved his mettle more than adequately.  He remained in touch with his background, contemporary culture, and much more.


http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/michael-s-harper


http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/42827



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