Английская Википедия:Ebele Oseye
Шаблон:Infobox writer Шаблон:Short description Ellease Ebele N. Oseye (formerly known as Ellease Southerland; born 1943, Brooklyn, New York) is an African-American poet and author who received the Gwendolyn Brooks Award for Poetry.[1] She teaches African Literature at Pace University.[1]
Early life
While Oseye was born Ellease Southerland in Brooklyn, New York, her parents were recent transplants from the American South.[2] Her father was Monroe Penrose Southerland who worked as a lay preacher, while her mother, Ellease Dozier, worked in the home, tending to Ellease and her fourteen siblings.[3] Her uncle read poetry at her father's services on Sundays, and her family regularly encouraged reading and writing.[4]
Education and career
Oseye graduated from Queens College in 1965, writing "White Shadows" while a student there. She earned her degree then began social work to support her family after her mother's death from cancer, also in 1965.[3]
Oseye earned her masters in fine arts at Columbia University in 1974. During her masters, and until 1976, Oseye wrote and taught at Columbia University.[4]
By 2015, Oseye was a faculty member in Pace University's Dyson College of Arts and Sciences.[5]
Writing themes
Oseye's work has been seen as "spiritual", as well as connected to her family.[3]
Selected works
- The Magic Sun Spins (1975, poetry collection)
- Let the Lion Eat Straw (1979, autobiographical novel)
Awards
- John Golden Award for Fiction (1964) for White Shadows (novella)
- Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award (1972) for “Warlock” (poem)
- Best books of 1979 by the American Library Association for Let the Lion Eat Straw
- Coretta Scott King Award (1980 honor) for Let the Lion Eat Straw[6]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ "Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present," ALA.org. Accessed August 21, 2023.
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