Reggie Harris (poet)

Reginald Harris is a poet.

He is the Director of Library and Outreach Services for Poets House, and the author of 10 Tongues (2001) and Autogeography (2013). His work has been included in publications such as The Baltimore Sun, African American Review, and the anthologies The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (Georgia University Press, 2007) and "Voices Rising: Celebrating 20 Years of Black Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Writing" (RedBone Press, 2007).^[1]

Biography[]

Reggie Harris was born in Annapolis, Maryland and raised in Baltimore. He previously worked at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in charge of IT Support and public computer training.^[2] In 2001, he published his first book of poetry, 10 Tongues, which was named a Finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and the ForeWord Book of the Year. He is also the recipient of Individual Artist Awards for both poetry and fiction from the Maryland State Arts Council, and was a nominee for a Pushcart Prize.^[3]

Autogeography[]

Harris's second collection of poems, Autogeography, was published in 2013. Autogeography touches on the themes of race and sexuality in a variety of landscapes and locations, from Havana, Cuba to Baltimore. The book's manuscript was the winner of the 2012 Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize.

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