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Quraysh ali lansana biography sample
Quraysh Ali Lansana
American poet
Quraysh Ali Lansana (born Ron Myles[1] September 13, , Enid, Oklahoma)[2] is an American poet, book editor, civil rights historian, and professor.[3][4][5] He has authored 20 books in poetry, nonfiction and children’s literature.
In , he was a Tulsa Artist Fellow and Director of the Center for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa, where he was also Lecturer in Africana Studies and English. Lansana is also credited as creator and executive producer of "Focus: Black Oklahoma," a monthly radio program on the public radio station KOSU.[6]
Early life and education
Born Ron Myles in Enid, Oklahoma, on September 13, ,[2] he graduated Enid High School in [7][1] Prior to focusing on poetry, in the s he studied broadcast journalism[8][5] at the University of Oklahoma and worked as an assignment edit