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Toi Derricotte

Born: 04/12/1941   Detroit , MI
Parents: Benjamin and Antonia Webster
Children: Anthony
Address(es):
Pittsburgh , PA
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/toi-derricotte
Website : http://toiderricotte.com/
Website : http://www.cavecanempoets.com/
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
A story larger than my own : women writers look back on their lives and careers
- essays and poems by women authors discussing their writing lives and how they achieved success despite the status quo, offering advice for aspiring writers. 		Non Fiction , Poetry Adult Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press 2014
The undertaker's daughter Poetry Adult Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press 2011
Gathering ground : a reader celebrating Cave Canem's first decade
- Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, editors 		Poetry Adult Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press 2006
Image of Noire, la couleur de ma peau blanche Noire, la couleur de ma peau blanche
- Translation of The Black Notebooks in French by Phillippe Moreau 		Non Fiction Adult Kiron Editions du Felin 2000
Image of Conversations with the World: American Women Poets and Their Work Conversations with the World: American Women Poets and Their Work Poetry Adult Trilogy Books 1998
Image of Tender Tender Poetry Adult Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press 1997
Image of The Black Notebooks : an interior journey The Black Notebooks : an interior journey
- a book she began in 1974 when her family became one of the first black families to move into Upper Montclair, New Jersey. 		Biography Adult New York : W.W. Norton and Company 1997
Captivity Poetry Adult Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press 1989
Creative Writing; A manual for Meachers
- Co-authored with Madeline Bass 		Non Fiction Adult New Jersey State Council on the Arts 1985
Image of Natural birth : poems Natural birth : poems
- Republished by Firebrand Press, Feb 2000 		Poetry Adult Trumansburg, N.Y. : Crossing Press 1983
The Empress of the Death House Poetry Adult Detroit : Lotus Press 1978
Other writings:
- Poems published in such publications and anthologies as American Poetry Review, Paris Review, River Styx, 13th Moon, Chrysalis, Black American Literature Forum, Black Scholar, Massachusetts Review, Kenyon Review, Ploughshares, Woman Poet: East, Callaloo. Also featured in interviews in Callaloo, Ploughshares, Glimmer Train, Poet's Market, French edition of Elle and other magazines and journals 		Adult

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Poet

Awards:

Name Date
The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry 2012
Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement, The Undertaker’s Daughter 2012
Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania 2009
Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award from Poets & Writers, Inc. 2008
The Distinguished Alumni/Alumnae Award from New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science 2008
The Elizabeth Kray Award for Service to Poetry from Poets House 2008
The Rockefeller Foundation, fellowship 2006
The Guggenheim Foundation, fellowship 2004
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for non-fiction, The Cleveland Foundation 1998
Paterson Poetry Prize for Tender 1998
Nominated for PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir for The Black Notebooks 1998
Harry Schwalkb Excellence in the Arts Award for Literature from Pittsburgh Magazine 1998
Poetry Committee Book Award, Folger Shakespeare Library 1990
Nominated for Poets' Prize, Paragon 1990
Awarded the Pushcart Prize
- Award received for following years: 1989, 1998 		1989
Maryland State Arts Council Grant
- Award received for following years: 1987, 1991 		1987
Nominated for the Pushcart Prize
- Award received for following years: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996 		1986
National Endowment for the Arts, Creative Writing Fellowships
- Award received for following years: 1985, 1990 		1985
Lucille Medwick Memorial Award, Poetry Society of America 1985

Memberships:

Name Date
Black Caucus of the ALA Literary Award in Non-Fiction 1998

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts (M.A.) New York University New York 1974 -1984
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Wayne State University Detroit , MI 1960 -1965

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Breadloaf Writers' Conference 1999 -2000
Delta Sigma Theta Endowed Chair in Poetry Xavier University New Orleans 1999
Distinguished Poet-in-Residence, English Dept. Mills College Oakland 1998 -1999
Professor University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh , PA 1998
Co-founder
- First historic workshop and retreat for African-American poets 		Cave Canem 1996
Visiting professor New York University New York 1992
Poet Squaw Valley Community of Writers Olympic Valley 1992
Associate professor University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh , PA 1991 -1997
Professor George Mason University Fairfax 1990 -1991
Associate professor Old Dominion University Norfolk 1988 -1990
Educational consultant Columbia University New York 1979 -1982
Member of Editorial staff The New York Quarterly 1969 -1974
- Guest poet and lecturer at such colleges and universities as Barnard, Dartmouth, San Jose State College, Kent State University, Denison University and in over 100 theaters, museums, libraries
Member editorial board Callaloo and Poet Lore (Journals)

Other Resources:

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