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Steve Cannon (writer)

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Steve Cannon (born 1935) is an American writer and the founder of the cultural organization "A Gathering of the Tribes". [1]

25 relations: A Gathering of the Tribes (Cultural Organization), African-American literature, Billy Bang, Bob Holman, Chavisa Woods, Darius James, David Hammons, David Henderson (poet), East Village, Manhattan, Eileen Myles, Fiction, George Schuyler, Ishmael Reed, John Farris (poet and novelist), Lower East Side, Manhattan, Max Blagg, Medgar Evers College, New Orleans, New York Press, Nuyorican Poets Café, Paul Beatty, Photocopier, Sun Ra, Umbra (poets).

A Gathering of the Tribes (Cultural Organization)

A Gathering of the Tribes is a multi cultural interdisciplinary arts organization founded by Dr. Steve Cannon at his home at 285 East third street in New York City's East Village.

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African-American literature

African-American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent.

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Billy Bang

Billy Bang (September 20, 1947 – April 11, 2011), born William Vincent Walker, was an American free jazz violinist and composer.

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Bob Holman

Bob Holman is an American poet and poetry activist, most closely identified with the oral tradition, the spoken word, and poetry slam.

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Chavisa Woods

Chavisa Woods is a New York based fiction writer, poet and performance artist.

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Darius James

Darius James (aka Dr. Snakeskin, born 1954) is an African-American author and performance artist.

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David Hammons

David Hammons (born 1943) is an American artist especially known for his works in and around New York City and Los Angeles during the 1970s and 1980s.

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David Henderson (poet)

David Henderson (born 1942) is an American writer and poet.

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East Village, Manhattan

East Village is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Eileen Myles

Eileen Myles (born December 9, 1949) is an American poet and writer who has produced more than twenty volumes of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, libretti, plays, and performance pieces over the last three decades.

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Fiction

Fiction is any story or setting that is derived from imagination—in other words, not based strictly on history or fact.

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George Schuyler

George Samuel Schuyler (February 25, 1895 – August 31, 1977) was an African-American author, journalist, and social commentator known for his conservatism after he had supported socialism.

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Ishmael Reed

Ishmael Scott Reed (born February 22, 1938) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor and publisher, who is known for his satirical works challenging American political culture.

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John Farris (poet and novelist)

John Farris (1940–2016) was an American poet and novelist who lived in the East Village neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Lower East Side

The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan, roughly located between the Bowery and the East River, and Canal Street and Houston Street.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated borough of New York City, its economic and administrative center, and its historical birthplace.

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Max Blagg

Max Blagg is a British-born poet, writer, and performer from England.

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Medgar Evers College

Medgar Evers College is a senior college of The City University of New York (CUNY), offering baccalaureate and associate degrees.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.

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New York Press

New York Press was a free alternative weekly in New York City, which was published from 1988 to 2011.

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Nuyorican Poets Café

The Nuyorican Poets Cafe is a nonprofit organization in Alphabet City in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

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Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty (born June 9, 1962) is an American author and an associate professor of writing at Columbia University.

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Photocopier

A photocopier (also known as a copier or copy machine) is a machine that makes paper copies of documents and other visual images quickly and cheaply.

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Sun Ra

Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993) was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific output, and theatrical performances.

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Umbra (poets)

Umbra was a collective of young black writers based in Manhattan's Lower East Side that was founded in 1962.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cannon_(writer)

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