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C. Liegh McInnis
is an instructor of English at Jackson State University, the
publisher and editor of Black Magnolias Literary Journal, and
the author of seven books, including four collections of poetry, one
collection of short fiction (Scripts: Sketches and Tales of Urban
Mississippi), and one work of literary criticism (The Lyrics
of Prince: A Literary Look at a Creative, Musical Poet, Philosopher,
and Storyteller). He has presented papers at national
conferences, such as College Language Association and the Neo-Griot
Conference, and his work has appeared in Bum Rush the Page: A Def
Poetry Jam, Sable, New Delta Review, The Black
World Today, In Motion Magazine, MultiCultural Review,
A Deeper Shade, New Laurel Review, ChickenBones,
and the Oxford American.
In January of 2009, C. Liegh, along
with eight other poets, was invited to read poetry in Washington, DC
by the NAACP for their Inaugural Poetry Reading celebrating the
election of President Barack Obama. He has also been invited by
colleges and libraries all over the country to read his poetry and
fiction and to lecture on various topics, such creative writing and
various aspects of African American literature, music, and history.
McInnis can be contacted through Psychedelic Literature, 203 Lynn
Lane, Clinton, MS 39056, (601) 925-1281,
psychedeliclit@bellsouth.net. For more information, checkout his
website www.psychedelicliterature.com.
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