James Baldwin was the first writer I encountered who showed me the timeless power that fearlessness on the page has....
Author L. Lamar Wilson
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L. Lamar Wilson's poetry is published or forthcoming in journals and anthologies, including Rattle, Crab Orchard Review and 100 Best African-American Poems, edited by Nikki Giovanni. His essays have appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Washington Post, where he's a part-time copy editor. The UNC-Chapel Hill PhD student and Cave Canem fellow shared his thoughts on Harris in the Post shortly after Harris' passing.
