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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
-Protagonist
-Essay
-Literature
Literary Terms Used:
Any Questions?
That concludes the presentation,
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