Death Claims A Phenom Way Too Soon: A Tribute To Essex Hemphill
This month, Essex Hemphill—the openly gay, African-American poet and author—would’ve turned 58. Truly groundbreaking, Mr. Hemphill blazed the way for talents including James Earl Hardy, E. Lynn Harris…and myself. I cannot allow the month of April to fade away before I pay homage to this gifted artist—who certainly was before his time. Therefore, I’m reprinting my Huffington Post tribute, [...]