Afaa Michael Weaver
TRANSLATES: Chinese
Afaa Michael Weaver, formerly known as Michael S. Weaver, was born in 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, to working class parents. He attended public schools and graduated as a National Merit finalist at the age of sixteen. After two years at the University of Maryland, he entered the world of factory life alongside his father and uncles and remained a factory worker for fifteen years. These years were a literary apprenticeship during which he wrote and published poetry, short fiction, and freelance journalism. During that time he also started 7th Son Press and Blind Alleys, a literary journal.
His first book of poetry, Water Song, was published in 1985 as part of the Callaloo series. He received a NEA fellowship for poetry six months after signing the contract for the collections and left factory life to accept admission into Brown University’s graduate writing program on a full university fellowship, where he completed the M.A. with a focus on theater and playwriting. Concurrently, he completed his B.A. in Literature in English through Excelsior College.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Water Song, Callaloo Press/University of Virginia, 1985
some days it's a slow walk to evening, paradigm press, 1989.
My Father's Geography, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992.
Stations in a Dream, Dolphin Moon Press, 1993.
Timber and Prayer, University of Pittsburgh, 1995.
Talisman Tia Chucha, Press/Northwestern University, 1998.
The Ten Lights of God, Bucknell University Press, 2000.
Sandy Point, The Press of Appletree Alley, 2000.
Multitudes, Sarabande Books, 2000.
Professional Theater Productions:
Rosa Venture Theater, Philadelphia, 1993. Small Equity production.
Elvira and the Lost Prince ETA Theater, Chicago, 1993. PDI Award.
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