Quincy Troupe reads from his latest book of poems the
Architecture of Language
Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006, 3pm-6pm
Location: Brownstone, 316 W. 137 Street
C train to 135 Street
To RSVP please call: 212 865-2982
Bio: Quincy Troupe is a poet, editor, and author of 15 books, including seven
volumes of poetry, three books for children, Miles: The Autobiography of
Miles Davis, and Miles & Me: A Memoir. Transcircularities: New and Selected Poems
(Coffee House Press, 2002) won the 2003 Milt Kessler Poetry Award and was
selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the ten best books of poetry published in
2002. His most recent book for children is Little Stevie (Houghton Mifflin,
2005). He is editor-at-large of The Green, a golf and lifestyle magazine for men
of color, and editor of Black Renaissance Noire, a literary journal of the
Institute of Africana Studies at New York University. Forthcoming in 2006 are a
book of poems, The Architecture of Language, and a book of essays from Coffee
House Press, and a children’s book on the life of Ray Charles from Hyperion.
Posted on November 9, 2006 by D. Bell