In Celebration of Black History Month
Essex Hemphill—the openly gay, African-American poet and author—truly was a force of nature. Groundbreaking, Mr. Hemphill blazed the way for talents including James Earl Hardy, E. Lynn Harris…and myself. So, in celebration of Black History Month, I pay homage to this gifted artist—who certainly was before his time. And left us way too soon. Despite a relatively short literary career, Hemphill is [...]