Ahmos Zu-Bolton
Ahmos Zu-Bolton II (October 21, 1948,[1] Poplarville, Mississippi – March 8, 2005[2]) was an activist, poet and playwright also known for his editing and publishing endeavors on behalf of African-American culture.[3]
Life
Born in Poplarville, Mississippi, Zu-Bolton grew up in DeRidder, Louisiana, near the Texas border.
In 1965 he was one of several black students who integrated Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.[4] After serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, Zu-Bolton founded Hoo-Doo, a magazine devoted to African-American activism and arts, published A Niggered Amen: Poems, and coedited Synergy D.C. Anthology, in 1975. He also opened the Copestetic Bookstore on Marigny Street in New Orleans, LA.[2]
While living in New Orleans he taught English, African-American Studies, and Creative Writing classes at Xavier University, Tulane University and Delgado Community College. He was Visiting Writer in Residence at University of Missouri.[5]
He died March 8, 2005, in Washington, D.C., of cancer.[2]
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References
- ↑ The Mississippi Writers page, biography of Ahmos Zu-Bolton II.
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- ↑ The Mississippi Writers Page, Ahmos Zu-Bolton II.
- ↑ Lynita F. Jones, "Candelight Vigil for Ahmos Zu-Bolton", ChickenBones: A Journal.
- 1935 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Poplarville, Mississippi
- African-American poets
- American military personnel of the Vietnam War
- 20th-century American poets
- Writers from Mississippi
- 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
- Writers from Louisiana
- People from Vernon Parish, Louisiana
- Louisiana State University alumni
- Xavier University of Louisiana faculty
- Tulane University faculty
- University of Missouri faculty
- Cancer deaths in Washington, D.C.
- African-American dramatists and playwrights
