1994 Conference: A Revolution in African American Poetry
- Scope and content:
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Arranged alphabetically with the exception of the Exhibit of Participants materials and the magnesium letterpress die plates which are located at the end of the series due to their size. Note that the numbering system for the letterpress die plates is sequential based on each poem's order in the publication Furious Flower: A Revolution in African American Poetry. As such the first folder/four-flap enclosure in box nine is labeled 9:21b. This is the plate for page two of the 21st poem in the publication. Materials in this series primarily document the planning and implementation of the 1994 Furious Flower Poetry Conference: A Revolution in African American Poetry. Records include travel and lodging reservations, correspondence with participating poets, financial documentation and budgets, and mailing lists. Marketing and promotional items such as posters and brochures are included. Conference evaluations completed by attendees and folders labeled "Positive Responses" document the overwhelming success of the conference. Of particular interest are exhibit components from the 1994 conference that include text labels and images of each participating poet. The photographs for these panels were taken by C. B. Claiborne. Copy 225 of 300 of Furious Flower: A Revolution in African American Poetry is located in box 2, folder 5. The magnesium letterpress die plates used to print this collection of poetry are also included here. Each plate is individually housed in a four-flap enclosure and then boxed in order of appearance in the publication. Of significance are the video recordings documenting conference proceedings and interviews with Black poets.
- Names:
- Furious Flower Poetry Center (1999-2004)
James Madison University. Jazz Ensemble
Hodges, John L.
Gabbin, Joanne V. (Joanne Veal), 1946-
Wright, Steven
Facknitz, Susan
Brice-Finch, Jacqueline
Claiborne, C. B. (Claudius B.)
Carrier, Ronald E., 1932-2017
Hunt, Doris
Ward, Val Gray (1932-08-21-2024-03-07)
Brown, Vernisha
Aubert, Alvin (1930-03-12-2014-12-06)
Alexander, Elizabeth, 1962-
Traylor, Eleanor W.
Williams, Sherley Anne, 1944-1999
Stover, Darrell "SCIPOET"
Drew, Shahara
Miller, Adam David (1922-10-08-2020-11-04)
Love, Monifa A.
Thompson, Mylea
Harper, Michael S. (Michael Steven), 1938-2016
Ellis, Thomas Sayers (1963)
Keene, John (John R.), 1965-
Barrax, Gerald W. (Gerald William) (1933-06-21-2019-12-07)
Derricotte, Toi, 1941-
Miller, E. Ethelbert (Eugene Ethelbert) (1950-11-20)
Allen, Samuel W. (Samuel Washington) (1917-12-09-2015-06-27)
Phillips, Carl, 1959-
Lane, Pinkie Gordon (1923-2008-12-03)
Madhubuti, Haki R., 1942-
Madgett, Naomi Cornelia Long (1923-07-23-2020-11-05)
Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014
Touré, Askia M. (1938-10-13)
Evans, Mari, 1919-2017
Sanchez, Sonia, 1934-
Ward, Jerry W., Jr. (Jerry Washington), 1943-
Joyce, Joyce Ann, 1949-
Nielsen, Aldon Lynn (1950-10-20)
Rampersad, Arnold (1941-11-13)
Thomas, Lorenzo, 1944-2005
Renegade, D. J.
Salaam, Kalamu ya, 1947-
McDowell, Deborah E., 1951-
Dove, Rita (1952-08-28)
Kendrick, Dolores, 1927-2017
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
Giovanni, Nikki (1943-2024)
Redmond, Eugene (Eugene B.) (1937-12-01)
Gayles, Gloria Jean Wade (19380701)
Collier, Eugenia W. (1928-04-06)
Patterson, Raymond R. (1929-12-14-2001-04-05)
Graham, Maryemma (1949-06-13)
Moore, Opal (1953)
Gabbin, Alexander L. (1945)
Asim, Jabari, 1962-
Braxton, Joanne M. (1950)
Taylor, Clyde (1931-07-03-2024-01-24)
Steptoe, Lamont B., 1949-
Gillespie, Carmen (1965-06-17-2019-08-30)
Coates, Ta-Nehisi (Ta-Nehisi Paul) (1975-09-30)
Rice, Dorothy Marie, 1948-
Blackman, Toni
Alexander, Kwame (1968-08-21)
deGannes, Nehassaiu
Kein, Sybil (1939-09-29-2022-10-28)
Osbey, Brenda Marie (1957-12-12)
Iverem, Esther, 1960-
Saloy, Mona Lisa (19500701)
Drake, Jeannette M.
Fabu
Dance, Daryl Cumber (1938-01-17)
Trethewey, Natasha D., 1966-
Jackson, Major, 1968-
Beatty, Vera L.
Strange, Sharan (1959)
Young, Kevin (Kevin Lowell), 1970-
Gex, Quo Vadis
Bullock, Byron
Morris, Mellasenah Young
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
Pettis, Joyce Owens
Fowler, Virginia C., 1948-
Goven, Sandra
Hoagland, Everett (1942-12-18)
Moore, Lenard D., 1958-
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704Carrier LibraryJames Madison University880 Madison DriveHarrisonburg, VA 22807
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Tiffany ColeEmail: coletw@jmu.eduPhone: (540) 568-3444Email: library-special@jmu.eduPhone: (540) 568-3612Fax: (540) 568-3405
- Parent restrictions:
- Collection is open to research. Currently, the silk banners used in the 2004 and 2014 Furious Flower Poetry Conferences may only be requested (in writing) by Furious Flower Poetry Center staff. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.
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