The Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing at Chicago State University held its 17th Annual Writers Conference Oct. 17-20.
Highlighting the Oct. 19 conference was the 8th annual induction ceremony for the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent.
Among the six people inducted was Dr. Cheryl Clarke, director of the Office of Diverse Community Affairs and LGBT concerns at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. She is a member of the graduate faculty of the Department of Women and Gender Studies and has been a member of the campus community since 1969.
Clarke is the author of four books of poetry since 1983: Narratives: Poems In The Tradition Of Black Women, Living As A Lesbian, Humid Pitch, and Experimental Love. In addition, her poetry and prose have appeared in numerous seminal publications, including This Bridge Called My Back: Writings By Radical Women Of Color.
Clarke was inducted into this Hall of Fame by Haki R. Madhubuti, founder and director emeritus of the Gwendolyn Brooks Center.