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Sherley Anne Williams

Sherley Anne Williams
Poet

Birthday August 25, 1944 (age 55)
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Born(1944-08-25)August 25, 1944
Bakersfield [1], California [2], U.S.
DiedJuly 6, 1999(1999-07-06) (aged 54)
San Diego [3], California [2], U.S.
OccupationPoet, novelist, professor, vocalist, playwright and social critic
Notable worksDessa Rose [5] (1986); Working Cotton [6] (1992)
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Sherley Anne Williams was born on August 25, 1944 (age 54) in Bakersfield, California, United States. She is a Celebrity Poet. African-American poet, author, and academic who wrote The Peacock Poems and Working Cotton, among other poetic and prose works. She also published a non-fiction work entitled Giving Birth to Brightness: A Thematic Study in Neo-Black Literature. According to numerology, Sherley Anne Williams's Life Path Number is 6.
Her popular books are Working Cotton (1992), Dessa Rose (1986), The peacock poems (1975), Girls together (1999) and Some one sweet angel chile (1982). She was nominated for National Book Award for Poetry, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical. Her education: California State University, Fresno, Brown University, Edison High School, Howard University. She died on July 6, 1999, San Diego, CA. More information on Sherley Anne Williams can be found here. This article will clarify Sherley Anne Williams's Quotes, Books, Poems, Dessa Rose, and other information.

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Family, Spouse, Dating, and Relationships of Sherley Anne Williams

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She grew up with three sisters in the Fresno, California housing projects. Sadly, her father died of tuberculosis when she was just eight years old.

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Sherley Anne Williams Before Fame

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Sherley Anne Williams, born 8-25-1944, before achieving notoriety as a Poet, she studied English at California State University in Fresno. Later, she pursued graduate study at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Success of Sherley Anne Williams

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As an accomplished Poet, she received a 1984 Fulbright grant that funded travel to Ghana.

Associated with

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She and poet Carla Harryman (Poet) were literary contemporaries and fellow Californians. Alice Walker, Nikki Giovanni, Sam Hunt, and Eavan Boland were also Her acquaintances.

Carla Harryman

Carla Harryman

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The Numerology of Sherley Anne Williams

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Sherley Anne Williams's Life Path Number is 6, The Life Path Number 6 is associated with a lot of love, affection, care, and humility. She is someone who likes to serve humanity for a more significant cause. She has a lot of empathy towards the ones who are weak and are suffering. It gives her immense joy to help people.

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Sherley Anne Williams's personal year in numerology

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In 2024, Sherley Anne Williams’s personal year number is 5, the year of freedom. This year is in phase of upward cycle, representing growth so that Sherley Anne Williams can start doing new things.

Sherley Anne Williams Net Worth

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Facts About Sherley Anne Williams

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● Sherley Anne Williams was born on August 25, 1944 (age 54) in Bakersfield, California, United States
● She is a Celebrity Poet
● Her popular books are Working Cotton (1992), Dessa Rose (1986), The peacock poems (1975), Girls together (1999) and Some one sweet angel chile (1982)
● She was nominated for National Book Award for Poetry, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical
● Her education: California State University, Fresno, Brown University, Edison High School, Howard University
● She died on July 6, 1999, San Diego, CA
● Her real name is Sherley Anne Williams



References

  1. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherley_Anne_Williams

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