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Cornelius Eady

1954

United States

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Cornelius Eady (born 1954) is an American writer focusing largely on matters of race and society. His poetry, often praised for its simplicity and plainspokenness, centers on jazz and blues, family life, violence, and societal problems stemming from questions of race and class. He is a co-founder of the Cave Canem fellowship for poets of the African diaspora.

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