Reginald Harris

Author of 10 Tongues: Poems

About the Author

Reginald Harris is information technology director and coordinator of poetry in The Branches for Poets House in New York City. The recipient of Individual Artist Awards for both poetry and fiction from the Maryland State Arts Council, a Pushcart Prize nominee, and a Cave Canem fellow, his first show more book, 10 Tongues (2001), was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and the Fore Word Book of the Year. His poetry, fiction, reviews, and articles have appeared in numerous journals, including African American Review,5 AM, Gargoyle, and Sou'wester; and in the anthologies Best Gay Poetry 2008 and The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South. show less

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Incorrect listing: This Reginald Harris is NOT the author of Charles Inglis. Missionary, Loyalist, Bishop. (1734-1816)

Image credit: Photo of Reginald Harris, Baltimore MD, December 3, 2023

Works by Reginald Harris

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10 Tongues: Poems (2003) 13 copies, 1 review

Autogeography: Poems (2013) 11 copies

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Men on Men 7: Best New Gay Fiction (1998) — Contributor — 144 copies, 1 review

Chocolate Flava: The Eroticanoir.com Anthology (2004) — Contributor — 116 copies, 1 review

Of Poetry and Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin (2016) — Contributor — 66 copies

This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets (2024) — Contributor — 66 copies, 1 review

Black Silk: A Collection of African American Erotica (2002) — Contributor — 35 copies

The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (2007) — Contributor — 34 copies

Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem's First Decade (2006) — Contributor — 30 copies, 1 review

Voices Rising: Celebrating 20 Years of Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Writing (Other Countries) (2007) — Contributor — 25 copies, 1 review

Brown Sugar 4: Secret Desires - A Collection of Erotic Black Fiction (2005) — Contributor — 16 copies

Collective Brightness: LGBTIQ Poets on Faith, Religion & Spirituality (2011) — Contributor — 14 copies

Black Gay Genius: Answering Joseph Beam's Call (2013) — Contributor — 10 copies

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Canonical name: Harris, Reginald
Legal name: Harris, Reginald M. Jr.
Other names: Harris, Reggie
Birthdate: 1960-06-25
Gender: male
Education: Randolph-Macon College
The Catholic University of America
Organizations: Cave Canem
American Library Association
Fire & Ink
Awards and honors: Cave Canem /Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize (2012)
Short biography: Born in Annapolis, Maryland, and raised in Baltimore, Reginald Harris was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award for his first book of poetry, 10 Tongues, and won the 2012 Cave Canem / Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize for Autogeography. His writings have appeared in numerous journals, anthologies, and online including BuzzFeed, The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, Poetry, Sou'wester, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South and This is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets, and The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South.
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Places of residence: Annapolis, Maryland, USA (birthplace)
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Ashland, Virginia, USA
New York, New York, USA
Disambiguation notice: Incorrect listing: This Reginald Harris is NOT the author of Charles Inglis. Missionary, Loyalist, Bishop. (1734-1816)
Associated Place (for map): USA