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E. Ethelbert Miller
E. Ethelbert Miller is an award-winning writer and literary activist. Poet Gwendolyn Brooks calls him "one of the most significant and influential poets of our time." Compared to Langston Hughes for his ability to "combine the oral and literary traditions of his people," Miller has authored several collections of poems and has racked up many awards along the way; Miller received the 1995 O.B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize and in 1996 was awarded an honorary doctorate of literature from Emory & Henry College.
In 2003, his memoir, Fathering Words: The Making of An African American Writer (St. Martin's Press, 2000), was selected by the DC We Read for its One Book, One City program sponsored by the D.C. Public Libraries. In 2004, Miller was awarded a Fulbright to visit Israel. His most recent book of poetry, How We Sleep On The Night We Don't Make Love (Curbstone Press, 2004), was an Independent Publisher Award Finalist. Poets & Writers presented him with the 2007 Barnes & Noble/Writers for Writers Award.
Currently, Mr. Miller can be heard on National Public Radio (NPR) in interviews and reading his essays and poems. He serves as the board chair of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), is a board member of The Writer's Center, and editor of Poet Lore magazine. He is very excited about his most recent publication, a memoir entitled The 5th Inning (PM Press/Busboys and Poets).
Go to his website and witness for yourself the breadth and depth of Mr. Miller’s involvement with his community. You’ll find him amazingly accessible at: www.eethelbertmiller.com.