Cheryl Clarke
Born: May 16, 1947 (age 78)
Bio: Cheryl L. Clarke is a lesbian poet, essayist, educator and a Black feminist community activist: she lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, and Hobart, New York. With her life partner, Barbara Balliet, she is co-owner of Bleinheim Hill Books, a used and rare bookstore in Hobart.
Known for:
- Living as a lesbian (1986)
- Humid Pitch: Narrative Poetry (1989)
- Experimental Love: Poetry (1993)
- After Mecca (2005)
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