Jayne Cortez
Jayne Cortez was born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, United States on May 10th, 1934 and is the Poet. At the age of 78, Jayne Cortez biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Jayne Cortez (May 10, 1934 – December 28, 2012) was an African-American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist whose voice is celebrated for its political, surrealistic and dynamic innovations in lyricism and visceral sound.
Her writing is part of the canon of the Black Arts Movement.
She was married to jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman (1954–64), and their son is jazz drummer Denardo Coleman.
In 1975 Cortez married painter, sculptor, and printmaker Melvin Edwards, and they lived in Dakar, Senegal, and New York City.
Selected awards
- 1970, Rockefeller Foundation grant
- 1980, American Book Award for Mouth on Paper
- 1987, National Endowment for the Arts
- 1994, Fannie Lou Hamer Award