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Wanda Evans was born in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, where she grew up during the 1950s and 1960s. She is the eldest of four children. Her parents were George and Lewana (Scott) Evans, who were introduced to one another at church by his aunt. In 1931, her father had relocated to Los Angeles from Little Rock, Arkansas, after the ...
Wanda Coleman was a poet and writer who explored racism and poverty in Los Angeles. She published 20 books of poetry and prose, won several awards, and influenced many other writers.
Wanda Coleman was a Los Angeles poet who wrote about the city's culture, history, and politics. She won the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize and the Emmy Award for her scriptwriting.
Nov 24, 2013 · Poet Wanda Coleman at a reading in 1994. The Watts native, a force on L.A.’s poetry scene for four decades, has died at the age of 67. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) With her dark skin and ...
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May 11, 2020 · Coleman, who died in 2013, was one of the great menders in American verse: she found the extra wear in old forms like the sonnet and rummaged for new forms in everyday material, like aptitude ...
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A brief introduction to the work of Wanda Coleman, an American innovator and the unofficial poet laureate of Los Angeles. Read poems that explore her themes of race, class, love, and form, from her first collection to her last.
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Nov 23, 2013 · Nov. 23, 2013 12 AM PT. Wanda Coleman, a provocative Los Angeles poet who wrote lyrically and often angrily about the trials of life in her native metropolis, commenting on poverty, sexuality ...
