1999 Wallace W. Douglas Distinguished Service Award, presented by Young Chicago Authors, Inc. Bio: PROGRAM #: PN1641 RELEASE DATE: Monday, April 3, 2017 Tyrone Williams - “P R N D” Tyrone Williams imagines a with the police in a strip mall parking lot. motorist’s confrontation Tyrone Williams Poet Tyrone Williams was born in Detroit, Michigan and earned his BA, MA, and PhD at Wayne State University. He is the author of a number of chapbooks, including (1987); Convalescence (2004); (2006); and (2011), among others. His Futures, Elections Musique Noir Pink Tie collections of poetry include (2002), (2008), (2009), c.c. On Spec The Hero Project (2011), and Howell (2011). Adventures of Pi on a variety of sources to challenge and investigate language, history, Williams’s work draws and race. In an interview with the Volta Williams the English language noted, “I don’t ‘revere’ but I use it and, on of his interest in grammar and linguistics, he stated: occasion, abuse it.” And is of the language “every grammatical marker purposeful … every torque renders ‘meaning’ problematic—which seems to me the of African-American existence in precise ‘condition’ particular and in ‘American’ life general.” Williams is the editor of (2008). He teaches at African American Literature: Revised Edition Xavier University in Cincinnati. In October 2013, Williams was a featured writer for Harriet. Bio: PROGRAM #: PN1642 RELEASE DATE: Monday, April 10, 2017 Fady Joudah - “National Park” Fady Joudah describes a car ride through a national park and observes wildlife, both living and dead. Fady Joudah Fady Joudah is a Palestinian American physician, poet, and translator. The son of Palestinian refugees, poet Fady Joudah was born in Austin, Texas, and grew up in Libya and Saudi Arabia. He was educated at the University of Georgia, the Medical College of Georgia, and the University of Texas.
1999 Wallace W. Douglas Distinguished Service Award, presented by Young Chicago Authors, Inc. Bio: PROGRAM #: PN1641 RELEASE DATE: Monday, April 3, 2017 Tyrone Williams - “P R N D” Tyrone Williams imagines a motorist’s confrontation with the police in a strip mall parking lot. Tyrone Williams Poet Tyrone Williams was born in Detroit, Michigan and earned his BA, MA, and PhD at Wayne State University. He is the author of a number of chapbooks, including Convalescence (1987); Futures, Elections (2004); Musique Noir (2006); and Pink Tie (2011), among others. His collections of poetry include c.c. (2002), On Spec (2008), The Hero Project (2009), Adventures of Pi (2011), and Howell (2011). Williams’s work draws on a variety of sources to challenge and investigate language, history, and race. In an interview with the Volta Williams noted, “I don’t ‘revere’ the English language but I use it and, on occasion, abuse it.” And of his interest in grammar and linguistics, he stated: “every grammatical marker is purposeful … every torque of the language renders ‘meaning’ problematic—which seems to me the precise ‘condition’ of African-American existence in particular and ‘American’ life in general.” Williams is the editor of African American Literature: Revised Edition (2008). He teaches at Xavier University in Cincinnati. In October 2013, Williams was a featured writer for Harriet. Bio: PROGRAM #: PN1642 RELEASE DATE: Monday, April 10, 2017 Fady Joudah - “National Park” Fady Joudah describes a car ride through a national park and observes wildlife, both living and dead. Fady Joudah Fady Joudah is a Palestinian American physician, poet, and translator. The son of Palestinian refugees, poet Fady Joudah was born in Austin, Texas, and grew up in Libya and Saudi Arabia. He was educated at the University of Georgia, the Medical College of Georgia, and the University of Texas.
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