Sterling Allen Brown

January 9, 2024
Poet

Quick Facts

Sterling Allen Brown
Full Name Sterling Allen Brown
Occupation Poet
Date Of Birth May 1, 1901(1901-05-01)
Age 123
Date Of Death 1989-01-13
Birthplace Washington
Country United States
Birth City Washington, D.C.
Horoscope Taurus

Sterling Allen Brown Biography

Name Sterling Allen Brown
Birthday May 1
Birth Year 1901
Place Of Birth Washington
Home Town Washington, D.C.
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Taurus
Parents Chris Brown
Siblings Shannon Brown

Sterling Allen Brown is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on May 1, 1901 in Washington, Washington, D.C., United States. A poet from the African-American community and an author of the Twentieth Century, he’s most well-known for his poetry collections such as Southern Road and The Last Ride of Wild Bill. His literary criticisms are Negro Poetry and The Negro Caravan.

The author Author Toni Morrison was one of his students. was one of his students.

He was married to Daisy Turnbull in 1927. He and Turnbull later adopted two kids.

Sterling Allen Brown Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Poet
House Living in own house.

Sterling Allen Brown is one of the richest Poet from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sterling Allen Brown 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His father, who was a former slave, taught at Howard University’s Divinity School at Howard University. Sterling Brown was born on the Howard campus and then attended Williams College and Harvard University.

Poetry of his was heavily influenced in part by the jazz and blues genres popular among African-Americans and blues.

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Sterling Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sterling Allen Brown celebrates birthday on May 1 of every year.

What was sterling a brown known for?

Brown is known for his frank, unsentimental portraits of black people and their experiences, and the incorporation of African American folklore and contemporary idiom into his verse. He died in 1989 in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Why was sterling a brown important to the Harlem Renaissance?

A poet, critic, and teacher at Howard University for 40 years, Brown was one of the first people to identify folklore as a vital component of the black aesthetic and to recognize its validity as a form of artistic expression. He worked to legitimatize this genre in several ways.

Was Sterling Brown black?

Sterling Brown, in full Sterling Allen Brown, (born May 1, 1901, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died Jan. 13, 1989, Takoma Park, Md.), influential African- American teacher, literary critic, and poet whose poetry was rooted in folklore sources and black dialect.

What college did sterling a brown go to?

Education

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