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Gerald Barrax (1933–2019)

Author of The Deaths of Animals and Lesser Gods (Callaloo Poetry Series)

6+ Works 23 Members 0 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: Gerald W. Barrax

Works by Gerald Barrax

The Deaths of Animals and Lesser Gods (Callaloo Poetry Series) (1986) 7 copies

From a Person Sitting in Darkness: New and Selected Poems (1998) 6 copies

An audience of one : poems (1980) 6 copies

Another kind of rain: poems (1970) 2 copies

EPIGRAPHS. (1990) 1 copy

Leaning against the sun : poems (1992) 1 copy

Associated Works

African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song (2020) — Contributor — 177 copies

Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry (2009) — Contributor — 116 copies

In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry (1994) — Contributor — 100 copies

Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep: An Anthology of Poetry by African Americans Since 1945 (1994) — Contributor — 91 copies

Trouble the Water: 250 Years of African American Poetry (1997) — Contributor — 57 copies

Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry (2013) — Contributor — 42 copies

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4a (3) poetry (6)

Common Knowledge

Legal name: Barrax, Gerald William
Birthdate: 1933-06-21
Date of death: 2019-12-07
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Alabama, USA
Place of death: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Occupations: poet
professor
Organizations: North Carolina State University
North Carolina Central University
Awards and honors: Donald Justice Award for Poetry (2011)

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Statistics

Works: 6
Also by: 6
Members: 23
Popularity: #537,598
Rating: 4.1

ISBNs: 9

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