Guest of the ilb 2007
Sapphire was born in California
in 1950 and studied Modern Dance in New York. Her poetry collection
»American Dreams« (1994) was celebrated as the strongest first
collection of poems to be published in the USA. In her novel »Push«
(1996) she places an almost violent eloquence in opposition to real
violence in America. Sapphire has received numerous distinctions and
currently teaches creative writing at the New School in New York.
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