By chronicling her existence in poetry and prose, Pratt has explored themes reflecting the particularities of her life. In addition to receiving acclaim for her verse, Pratt is acknowledged as an essayist, activist, lesbian-feminist, and educator. SIDELIGHTS: Minnie Bruce Pratt is recognized as an eminent poet in the United States. The Dirt She Ate: Selected and New Poems, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 2003. Walking Back up Depot Street: Poems, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1999. S/HE, Firebrand Books (Ithaca, NY), 1995. (With Elly Bulkin and Barbara Smith) Yours in Struggle: Three Feminist Perspectives on Anti-Semitism and Racism, Firebrand Books (Ithaca, NY), 1988.Ĭrime against Nature, Firebrand Books (Ithaca, NY), 1990. We Say We Love Each Other, Spinsters Ink ( San Francisco, CA), 1985. The Sound of One Fork, Night Heron Press, 1981. LIPS, lesbian-feminist action group, founding member, 1987-.ĪWARDS, HONORS: Lamont Poetry Selection, Academy of American Poets, 1989, for Crime against Nature Creative writing fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, 1990 Lillian Hellman- Dashiell Hammett Award, Fund for Free Expression, 1991 Gay and Lesbian Book Award, American Library Association, 1991, for Crime against Nature Outstanding Book Award, Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in the United States, 1992 literature grant, District of Columbia Commission on the Arts, 1992. Woman Writes: A Southeastern Lesbian Writers Conference, founder, 1977.

E-mail- ĬAREER: Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, instructor, 1975-80 Shaw University, Raleigh, NC, assistant professor, 1980-82 George Washington University, Washington, DC, member of graduate faculty in women's studies, 1984-88 University of Maryland, College Park, faculty member of women's studies program, 1984-91 Vermont College, Norwich, adjunct assistant professor, 1985-86 Community Writer's Project, Syracuse, NY, writer in residence, 1988 Union Institute, Cincinnati, OH, member of graduate faculty, 1990. Education: University of Alabama, B.A., 1968 University of North Carolina, Ph.D., 1979.ĪDDRESSES: Home-147 Chestnut Ave., 4R, Jersey City, NJ 07306. PERSONAL: Born September 12, 1946, in Selma, AL divorced, 1975 companion of Leslie Feinberg children: two sons.

S/He by Minnie Bruce Pratt