Laban carrick hill biography

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Laban Carrick Hill is the author of the award-winning Harlem Stomp!

Laban Hill, the father, author, performer, friend; the teacher, brother, colleague; the son, neighbor, citizen, poet, and person, died in his home on February.

Laban Carrick Hill is the author of America Dreaming: How Youth Changed America in the 60s, Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance, which was a National Book Award finalist, and Dave the Potter, a Caldecott Honor book.

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Laban Hill, the father, author, performer, friend; the teacher, brother, colleague; the son, neighbor, citizen, poet, and person, died in his home on February....

Author Profile - Laban Hill

Biography:

Laban Carrick Hill is the author of more than 25 books of poetry, fiction and nonfiction.

He was garnered more than 30 awards and honors for his writing. He is currently a visiting professor in the English department at Cape Coast University, where he will be working until December 7th,

Five Questions with Laban Hill:

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How long have you been writing poetry?
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I have been writing poetry since I was about 11 or 12, though I don&#;t think I really began to understand what I was doing until I was in my mid-twenties.

2. Who are your favorite poets? Which poets have most influenced and informed your work?

I would say off the top of my head that my favorite poets include Derek Walcott, Robert Hass, Cleopatra Mathis, Donald Hall, Galway Kinnell, Seamus Heaney, among others. The list is pretty broad because I find that there is a lot of wonderful poetry being written today.

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How has living and teaching in Ghana over the last fe