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Poetry Project #6
by Alaina, Hayden, and Landon
Post-World War II Poets
06/10/18

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Poetry Project #6

by Alaina, Hayden, and Landon

Post-World War II Poets

06/10/18

Literary Terms/Thanks

Alice Walker

James Patterson

June Jordan

William Gibson

Allan Bloom

Brooke Russell Astor

Index

Mystery Novels
She was a writer, socialite, and philanthropist.
August 13th, 2007, Briarcliff Manor, NY.
March 30th, 1902, Portsmouth, NH.

Genre of Writing:

Died:

Interesting Fact about Their Life:

Career:

  • She kept her real identity secret for twenty years by using the pseudonym Mary Westmacott.

Born:

Brooke Russell Astor

Her Contribution to Literature:

Brooke Russell Astor

Published in 1986

The Last Blossom on the Plum Tree: A Period Piece

published in 1980

Footprints

published in 1965

The Bluebird is at Home

published in 1962

Patchwork Child: Early Memories

  • He attended the University of Chicago in 1955 where he recieaved a Ph.D.
  • He was a professor at Yale, University of Chicago, and Cornell.
Political commentary and scholary topics.
Bloom was a classicist, American philosopher, and academic.

Facts:

Genre:

Career:

October 7th, 1992, in Chicago, Illinois.
September 14th, 1930, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Died:

Born:

Allan David Bloom

A collection of essays

His Contribution to Literature:

Allan David Bloom

Published in 2000

Shakespeare on Love and Friendship

published in 1993

Love and Friendship

published in 1990

Giants and Dwarfs

published in 1987

The Closing of the American Mind

Science fiction
He worked as a author, introducing a new subgenre in the process.
He's still kick'n at the age of 76.
March 17th, 1948, in Conway, SC.

Genre of Writing:

Died:

Interesting Fact about Their Life:

Career:

  • He is credited with creating the subgenre known as cyberpunk.

Born:

William Gibson

The first novel within his new series

His Contribution to Literature:

William Gibson

Published in 2014

The Peripheral

published in 2010

Zero History

published in 2007

Spook Country

published in 2003

Pattern Recognition

  • She liked to talk in "Black English" because she viewed it as important to her culture.
  • She supported the lgbtq+ movement and was even honored in the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor.
Poetry, fiction, essays, drama, and children's writings.
She was an American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist.

Facts:

Genre:

Career:

June 14th, 2002, in Berkeley, California.
July 9th, 1936, in Harlem, NY.

Died:

Born:

June Jordan

Her Contribution to Literature:

June Jordan

Published in 2010

His Own Where

published in 1995

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky

published in 1981

Civil Wars

published in 1969

Who Look at Me

He incorperated many genres in his literature, his favorite being thriller.
He worked as a author.
He's still kick'n at the age of 77.
March 22nd, 1947, in Newburgh, NY.

Genre of Writing:

Died:

Interesting Fact about Their Life:

Career:

  • Patterson has sold over 425 million copies worldwide.

Born:

James Patterson

Follows four protagonists as they solve a murder mystery

His Contribution to Literature:

James Patterson

Published in 2005

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment

published in 2001

1st to Die

published in 1995

Kiss the Girls

published in 1993

Along Came a Spider

  • She has been involved with the Civil Rights Movement, animal activism, and pacifism.
African-American Literature and feminist writings.
She is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist.

Fact:

Genre:

Career:

Still alive at the age of 80.
Febuary 9th, 1944, in Eatonton, GA.

Died:

Born:

Alice Walker

Her Contribution to Literature:

Alice Walker

Published in 1989

The Temple of my Familiar

published in 1982

The Color Purple

published in 1976

Meridian

published in 1970

The Third Life of Grange Copeland

-Genre
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-Essay
-Literature

Literary Terms Used:

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