Pearl+Cleage

=__**Pearl Cleage **__=

Cleage, Pearl (b. 1948), poet, playwright, prose writer, performance artist, and editor of Catalyst magazine. Pearl Cleage was born in Detroit, Michigan, and was educated at Howard University, Spelman College, and Atlanta University. Early in her life her family encouraged an African American view of the world. She also came under the direct influence of the political and intellectual ferment of the 1960s and 1970s.Cleage's writing is highly polemical. A strong political spirit and commitment to the liberation of African Americans, particularly African American women, infuse her work. While she ultimately advocates the healthy solidarity of the African American community, she also broaches the taboo topics of sexism and violence against women in the African American community. She refuses to subordinate discussions of gender to race and sometimes makes the link between the two. Her writings, therefore, both invite political discussion and inspire literary analysis.(http://www.answers.com/topic/pearl-cleage)

=List of Plays by Pearl Cleage =

Flyin' West (1992) Blues for an Alabama Sky (1995) Bourbon at the Border (1997) Late Bus to Mecca (1992) Chain (1992) A Song for Coretta (2007)

=External Links =

For Synopsis of Above Mentioned Plays http://www.pearlcleage.net/booksplays-plays.html

For Extended Biographical Information http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=665

For Information on Where to Purchase Books http://www.allbookstores.com/Pearl-Cleage/author