Tag Archives: Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
Wherever I’m At
The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame is publishing its first book. Wherever I’m At is a fabulous collection of poetry, which officially launched just this past June 13th at the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago. … Continue reading
Frank London Brown Inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
Earlier in this tumultuous year I missed an in-person meeting called by Don Evans, president of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, to pick this year’s inductees. The final spot came down to two: Stanley Elkins and Frank London Brown. … Continue reading
Willard Motley: His “Race”
In the Afterword of my book Black Writing from Chicago, after I apologize first for not including the great novelist Leon Forrest, I apologize second for not including Willard Motley. I wrote: “Among other worthy novelists that could not be … Continue reading