(1944-08-25)August 25, 1944 Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Died
July 6, 1999(1999-07-06) (aged 54) San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation
Poet, novelist, professor, vocalist, playwright and social critic
Notable works
Dessa Rose (1986); Working Cotton (1992)
Sherley Anne Williams (August 25, 1944 – July 6, 1999) was an American poet, novelist, professor, vocalist, jazz poet, playwright and social critic. Many of her works tell stories about her life in the African-American community.
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with rhyming, rhythmic speech. Rap was a departure from disco. SherleyAnneWilliams refers to the development of rap as "anti-Disco" in style and means...
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and essayist Anne Waldman (born 1945), American poet Alice Walker (born 1944), American author, poet and activist SherleyAnneWilliams (1944–1999), American...
actress, shot. Joaquín Rodrigo, 97, Spanish composer and pianist. SherleyAnneWilliams, 54, American novelist, poet and professor. Barry Winchell, 21,...
Nathaniel P. Afaa M. Weaver (M.F.A. 1987) – poet, author, and editor SherleyAnneWilliams (A.M. 1972) – poet and novelist Kevin Young (M.F.A. 1996) – poetry...
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play Letters from a New England Negro, written by poet/novelist SherleyAnneWilliams. Tillery performed on the soundtracks of several films by director...
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1975 - includes work by Amiri Baraka, Ann Petry, Ernest Gaines, SherleyAnneWilliams, and Louise Meriwether 'Come Eat at My Table: Lives with Recipes'...
(December 2013) "Dessa Rose (musical)" – adapted from the book by SherleyAnneWilliams, book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty, New...
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