Quincy Troupe

Quincy Troupe

Quincy Troupe is the author of twelve volumes of poetry, including Duende Poems, 1966 – Now (2022, Seven Stories Press). His writing has been translated into more than thirty languages. Among his many honors are the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement, the Milt Kessler Poetry Award, three American Book Awards, the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Furious Flower Poetry Center, and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Award. 

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Margaret Porter Troupe

Margaret Porter Troupe  is a writer, editor, curator, and the Founding Director of The Gloster Arts Project, a multidisciplinary arts camp for youth without easy access to the arts, and the Harlem Arts Salon, a series of talks, book signings, performances, and exhibitions (established in the tradition of the salons of Harlem Renaissance) which provides a forum for artists, especially of African descent, to meet and commune with their audience.

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