Sherley Anne Williams (1944-1999). Courtesy Black Past.
Sherley Anne Williams (August 25, 1944 - July 6, 1999) was an African-American poet, novelist, and academic.
Life[]
Williams was born in Bakersfield, California. When she was little her family picked cotton in order to get money. When she was 8 years old her father died of tuberculosis, and when she was 16 her mother died.
In 1966 she earned a Bachelor's degree in English at what is now California State University at Fresno, and in 1972 received a Master's degree from Brown University in 1972.
In 1973 she became a professor of English literature at the University of California, San Diego.
Writing[]
Her works include a poetry collection, The Peacock Poems (1975); a novel, Dessa Rose (1986);, and 2 children's books. She also published the groundbreaking Give Birth to Brightness: A thematic study of neo-Black literature in 1972.
Many of her works tell stories about her life in the African-American community.
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The Peacock Poems. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1975.
- Some One Sweet Angel Chile. New York: Morrow, 1982.
Novels[]
- Dessa Rose. New York: Morrow, 1986.
Non-Fiction[]
- Give Birth to Brightness: A thematic study in neo-black literature. New York: Dial Press, 1972.
Juvenile[]
- Working Cotton (illustrated by Carole M. Byard). San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992.
- Girls Together (illustrated by Synthia St. James). San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 1999.
Except where noted all bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Search results = au:Sherley Anne Williams, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Apr. 26, 2015.
External links[]
- Books
- Sherley Anne Williams at Amazon.ca
- About
- Sherley Anne Williams at the Poetry Foundation
- Sherley Anne Williams at Voices from the Gaps
- Sherley Anne Williams at Black Past
- Sherley Anne Williams at eNotes
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