Laban Carrick Hill (1960–2021)
Author of Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
About the Author
Laban Carrick Hill has been researching the Harlem Renaissance for more than a decade. The author of nearly twenty novels for young adults, he has also taught writing at Columbia University, Baruch College, and St. Michael's College in Vermont. His poems have been included in the Contemporary show more Poetry of New England anthology and in numerous literary magazines, including the Tar River Review, the Denver Quarterly, and American Letters and Commentary show less
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When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop (Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New… (2013) 424 copies
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- Canonical name
- Hill, Laban Carrick
- Birthdate
- 1960
- Date of death
- 2021-02-15
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Place of death
- Winooski, Vermont, USA
- Places of residence
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Winooski, Vermont, USA - Education
- New York University
Bernard M. Baruch College (BA | 1986)
Columbia University (MFA | 1989) - Occupations
- poet
children's writer - Organizations
- PEN
Authors Guild
Author's League of America
Writers Project of Ghana - Awards and honors
- Counterpoint Prize (2001)
- Agent
- Susan Cohen (Writers House)
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Statistics
- Works
- 39
- Members
- 1,943
- Popularity
- #13,243
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 162
- ISBNs
- 72
- Languages
- 3