Etheridge Knight date of birth:
April 19, 1931
How old was Etheridge Knight when died?
59
Where was Etheridge Knight born?
Corinth, MS
When did Etheridge Knight die?
March 10, 1991
Where did Etheridge Knight die?
Indianapolis, IN
Etheridge Knight body shape:
Average
What color are Etheridge Knight's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Etheridge Knight's hair?
Black
What is Etheridge Knight's ethnicity?
Black
What is Etheridge Knight nationality?
American
Where did Etheridge Knight go to university?
Martin Center University
What is Etheridge Knight's occupation?
Poet
Etheridge Knight claim to fame:
an African-American poet who became a notable poet in 1968 with his debut volume, Poems from Prison
Short Biography
Etheridge Knight (April 19, 1931 – March 10, 1991) was an African-American poet who made his name in 1968 with his debut volume, Poems from Prison. The book recalls in verse his eight-year-long sentence after his arrest for robbery in 1960. By the time he left prison, Knight had prepared a second volume featuring his own writings and works of his fellow inmates. This second book, first published in Italy under the title Voce negre dal carcere, appeared in English in 1970 as Black Voices from Prison. These works established Knight as one of the major poets of the Black Arts Movement, which flourished from the early 1960s through the mid-1970s. With roots in the Civil Rights Movement, Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam, and the Black Power Movement, American artists within the movement sought to create politically engaged work that explored the African-American cultural and historical experience.