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Camille DungyFebruary 12, 1963
Author of
What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison (Red Hen Press, 2006), Camille T. Dungy has been awarded fellowships and awards from organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts, Cave Canem, the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, and the American...
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Camille DungyFebruary 12, 1963
Author of
What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison (Red Hen Press, 2006), Camille T. Dungy has been awarded fellowships and awards from organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts, Cave Canem, the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, and the American Antiquarian Society. A graduate of Stanford University and the MFA program at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, she lives in San Francisco, CA, where she serves as an Associate Professor in the Creative Writing Department at San Francisco State University. Her work has appeared in The Missouri Review, The Southern Review, The Crab Orchard Review, Poetry Daily, and other publications. She is Assistant Editor Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem's First Decade (University of Michigan Press, 2006).
“Do you mean to say that you don’t believe in working in the interest of women? That’s what feminism is: It’s working to assure that women are not limited in their options and opportunities by virtue of their gender.”
~Faye Wattleton
For those who don't already know, I have two great daughters. I am a wannabe poet, bohemian mama, Quaker, loc wearin' veg-head. I'm founder of Color Online, community volunteer and supporter of the arts.
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Tales From Shakespeare by Tina Parker
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
Recently finished:
Maus by Art Spielegman
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