American Poet Who Went Home Again

Aberjhani (born in Savannah, Georgia) is a poet, historian, novelist, and visual artist whose work spans poetry, fiction, cultural history, and social commentary. His writing draws on African American literary tradition, spiritual inquiry, and the legacies of the Harlem Renaissance. He served in the United States Air Force and later co-edited the Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance (Facts on File, 2003) with Sandra L. West, which received the American Library Association's Choice Academic Title Award. His poetry collections include The River of Winged Dreams (Bright Skylark Literary Productions, 2010) and Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black (2012). He is the recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Journalism Award and the Best Poet and Spoken Word Artist Award from Connect Savannah.