Poems by a Black Man

About the Book

About the Author

Foreign Service Officer, retired First assigned to Khartoum, Sudan, cultural attache. Final assignment - Mogadishu, Somalia as counselor for public affairs and acting deputy chief of mission, U.S. Embassy. Received Meritorious service award Department of State, 1964. Meritorious honor awards 1968/75. WHO’S WHO in U.S. GOVERNMENT 1972/73, 74/75. WHO’S WHO in AMERICA 1974/75 Teacher, instructor, supervisor of student teaching in D.C. Public Schools, instructor, Department of Education, Howard University. BS degree, Miner Teachers College, Washington, D.C., MA degree, New York University, Doctoral studies George Washington and Harvard Universities. Poetry - Editor’s Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry, 1997/98, 2001/03/04. by ISOP. Disting. Member of the International Society of Poets, International Poet of Merit Award plaque in 1997, 2001. Third prize winner of the International Society of Poets 1997, 2004. Awarded the Laureate Certificate by the International Library of Poetry, 2002; Awarded by the International Library of Poetry the following -Best Poems 1998. Best Poets 2000, Best Poems and Poets, 2000. 02 Poems appear in following publications: The Colors Of Thought, National Library of Poetry, 1996, Watermark Press. The Other Side Of Midnight, National National Library of Poetry, 1997, Watermark Press. The Innocence Of Time, National Library of Poetry, 1998, Watermark Press. A Celebration Of Poets, International Library of Poetry, 1998. Chasing Revelation, International Library of Poetry, 2002, Watermark Press