Eng II Period 5 | Poets: Komunyakaa & Merriam by Christina Zacharias https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018 Login to Padlet (You should not be ANONYMOUS!) Research the following poets' backgrounds: Yusef Komunyakaa and Eve Merriam and write 5-10 facts on each poet. en-us 2018-03-08 17:37:54 UTC 2018-03-08 21:17:11 UTC hello@padlet.com lucas_muley https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239804846             Yusef Komunyakaa
-born: April 29, 1947 (age 70),  LA
-spouse: mandy sayer (m. 1985–1995)
-Parents: James WIlliam Brown
-Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Ruth Lilly Poetry prize, Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
-Education: Colorado  State university , university of California Irvine
             Eve Merriam
-  Born July 19, 1916
- Lived in Philadelphia, PA
- Her first book was called Family Circle (1946)
-attended Cornell University
- Died on April 11, 1992
]]> 2018-03-08 17:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239804846 Komunyakaa and Merriam alyssa_agnew https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239805486 Yusef Komunyakaa:
- Born April 29, 1947
- was born and raised in Louisiana, during the Civil Rights movement
-  Spouse: Mandy Sayer (m. 1985-1995)
- served in the US Army from 1969-1970
- Some of his works: The Emperor of Water Clocks, The Chameleon Couch, Warhorses

Eve Merriam:
-  Born July 19, 1916
- Lived in Philadelphia, PA
- Her first book was called Family Circle (1946)
-attended Cornell University
- Died on April 11, 1992

]]> 2018-03-08 17:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239805486 Poets: Komunyakaa & Merriam andres_gil https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239805705 Yusef Komunyakaa
1. Born in Bogalusa, Louisiana on April 29 1947.
2. He served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1970 as a correspondent during the Vietnam war, earning him a Bronze Star.
3. He began writing poetry in 1973, and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado Springs in 1975.
4. Komunyakaa is the recipient of the 2011 Wallace Stevens Award.
5. He was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets in 1999.

Eve Merriam
1. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 19, 1916.
2. She attended Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin, Columbia University.
3. In 1981, she was named the winner of the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children.
3. For decades her primary objective was inspiring in others her passion for poetic language.
4. She won the Yale Younger Poets Prize in 1946. 
5. She won a short-story competition in 1944.]]> 2018-03-08 17:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239805705 Poets joseph_steinke https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806020 . Yusef Komunyakaa was born April 29 1947
. Yusef has been awarded many prizes for his work, including the prestigious pulitzer prize.
.He attended Colorado state University
 His first book of poems, Dedications & Other Darkhorses (R. M. C. A. J. Books), was published in 1977, followed by Lost in the Bonewheel Factory 
.He served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1970 as a correspondent during the Vietnam war, earning him a Bronze Star.



Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 19, 1916.
.For decades her primary objective was inspiring in others her passion for poetic language.
She won a short-story competition in 1944.
She attended Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin, Columbia University
Died on April 11, 1992

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]]> 2018-03-08 17:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806020 poets brandon_sadowski https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806314 Yusef Komunyakaa
1.born: April 29, 1947 (age 70),  LA
2.spouse: mandy Sayer (m. 1985–1995)
3.Parents: James WIlliam Brown
4. Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
5.Education: Colorado  State university , university of California Irvine
Eve Merriam
1. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 19, 1916.
2. She attended Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin, Columbia University.
In 1981, she was named the winner of the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children.
3. For decades her primary objective was inspiring in others her passion for poetic language.
4. She won the Yale Younger Poets Prize in 1946. 
5.Died on April, 1992.
]]> 2018-03-08 17:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806314 poets david_fernandez2 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806390 born: April 29, 1947 (age 70),  LA
spouse: mandy sayer (m. 1985–1995)
Parents: James brown
Awards: Pulitzer prize for poetry, ruth lily poetry prize.
Education was in Colorado state university and university of California
Yusef Komunyakaa
-In his poetry, Yusef Komunyakaa weaves together personal narrative, jazz rhythms, and vernacular language to create complex images of life in peace and in war.
 -born on April 29,1947raised in Louisiana, during the Civil Rights movement

]]> 2018-03-08 17:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806390 Yes anthony_constantis https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806457 Yusef: born in Louisiana on April 29, 1947]]> 2018-03-08 17:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806457 Komunyakaa & Merriam ashley_demmery https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806539 Yusef Komunyakaa
-Born in Bogalusa, Louisiana.
-He served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1970.
-Received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado Springs in 1975.
-The first recognition he received was for the book Copacetic.
Eve Merriam
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]]> 2018-03-08 17:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806539 Yusef Komunyakaa and Eve Merriam: zachary_smith10 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806713 Yousef Komunyakaa: 
  • - Born on April 29, 1947 
  • - He's an American poet who teaches at NYU 
  • - He is also a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers 
  • - Komunyakaa is a recipient of the 1994 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award 
  • Yousef went to serve in the Vietnam War as a correspondent
Eve Merriam: 
  • -Born on July 19, 1916
  • -Died on April 11, 1992
  • -Was an American poet and writer 
  • -She played a roll in the movie Out of Our Father's House
  • -One of her books is called The inner city Mother Goose 
]]> 2018-03-08 17:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806713 poets samuel_juskiewicz https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806918 Yusef Komunyakaa: 
1) born on April 29th, 1947
2) Birthplace is Bongalusa, LA
3) won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry
4) Teaches at New York University
5) The son of a carpenter
6) Served in the Vietman War

Eve Merriam
1) Born on July 19th, 1916
2) Birthplace is Philadelphia, PA
3) Died on April 11, 1992
4) her first book was Family Circle (1946)
5) She died from liver cancer]]> 2018-03-08 17:49:40 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239806918 Poets zahria_allers https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239807138 Yusef Komunyakaa
-In his poetry, Yusef Komunyakaa weaves together personal narrative, jazz rhythms, and vernacular language to create complex images of life in peace and in war.
-Komunyakaa’s early work includes the poetry collections Dedications & Other Darkhorses (1977) and Lost in the Bonewheel Factory (1979).
- Komunyakaa’s Neon Vernacular: New and Selected Poems (1994) won the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and the Pulitzer Prize. In the collection, Komunyakaa pulls together all of the most powerful strands of his poetic vision.
- In 2011 Komunyakaa was awarded the Wallace Stevens Award. 
-]]> 2018-03-08 17:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239807138 Poets angel_mercado https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239807746 Yusef Komunyakaa
- He was born on April 29, 1947
- ]]> 2018-03-08 17:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239807746 Poets christina_katsouris https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239807831 Yusef Komunyakaa:
1. Born on April 29, 1947.
2. Born in Bogalusa, Louisiana.
3. Began writing poetry in 1973.
4. Komunyakaa is the recipient of the 2011 Wallace Stevens Award. 
5. Was elected chancellor of the Academy of American poets in 1999.

Eve Merriam:
1. Born in July 19, 1916.
2. Was featured in the movie, "Out of Our Father's House".
3. Eve was a poet, playwright, lecturer, and director.
4. Eve wrote picture books.
5. SHe died of cancer]]> 2018-03-08 17:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239807831 Poets robert_donovan1 https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239808215 Yusef 
1. Born in LA.

2. Born on April 29, 1947.
3.His spouse is Mandy Sayer.
4.Parents: James WIlliam Brown
5.American Poet.
Eve
1. Born July 19, 1916
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2. Born on July 19,1916
3.Her first book was called Family Circle (1946)
4.Died on April 11, 1992
5.
]]> 2018-03-08 17:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239808215 TOP DOWN ON DA NAWF aidan_gold https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239808436 Yusef Komunyakaa
1. On April 29, 1947, Yusef Komunyakaa was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana.
2. American Poet
3. He began writing poetry in 1973, and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado Springs in 1975.
4. His first book of poems, Dedications & Other Darkhorses (R. M. C. A. J. Books), was published in 1977, followed by Lost in the Bonewheel Factory (Lynx House Press) in 1979.
5. Komunyakaa first received wide recognition following the 1984 publication of Copacetic, a collection of poems built from colloquial speech which demonstrated his incorporation of jazz influences.
Eve Merriam
1. Eve Merriam was a poet, playwright, director, and lecturer.
2. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 19, 1916.
3. she attended Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin, Columbia University, and has has taught and lectured at many other institutions.
5.  In addition to her adult poetry, she also wrote picture books and a number of books of poetry for children, including There is No Rhyme for Silver, It Doesn’t Always Have to Rhyme, ]]> 2018-03-08 17:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239808436 Poets kyle_seligman https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239808955 Yusef Komunyakaa
1..His spouse is Mandy Sayer.
2. He is an American Poet 
3.On April 29, 1947, Yusef Komunyakaa was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana.
4.He began writing poetry in 1973, and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado Springs in 1975.
5. Received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado Springs in 1975.]]> 2018-03-08 17:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239808955 Yusef komunyakaa kaitlyn_michaud https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239809758 Yusef Komunyakaa was an american poet, born in Bogalusa Louisiana on April 29, 1947.
Yusef began writing poetry in 1973 and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado Springs in 1975. His first book of poems, Dedications & Other Darkhorses (R. M. C. A. J. Books), was published in 1977, followed by Lost in the Bonewheel Factory (Lynx House Press) in 1979. Komunyakaa first received wide recognition following the 1984 publication of Copacetic, a collection of poems built from colloquial speech which demonstrated his incorporation of jazz influences.]]> 2018-03-08 17:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239809758 poets daniella_quinn https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239813548 Yusef komuntakaa
1. Born in Bogalusa, Louisiana
2. Born on April 29, 1947
3. American Poet
4. began writing poetry in 1973
5. teaches at NYU
Eve
1. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2. Born on July 19,1916
3.Her first book was called Family Circle (1946)
4.Died on April 11, 1992
5.  She died from liver cancer

]]> 2018-03-08 18:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239813548 Poets jalen_moss https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239814568 1. Komunyakaa was born on April 29, 1947. 
2. He was born in Bogalusa Louisiana.
3. started writing poetry in 1973
4. Got his degree fro m the University of Colorado. 
5. A veteran from the Vietnam war
6. Eve Merriam was born on July 19, 1916
7. Died of cancer in 1992
8. She wrote picture books 
9. born in Philadelphia
10.  Featured in a movie called "out of our fathers house". ]]> 2018-03-08 18:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_zacharias/EngIIPer5_PoetBackgrounds2018/wish/239814568