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Erica Hunt | |
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| Born | March 12, 1955 New York City, U.S. |
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| Education | San Francisco State University (BA) Bennington College (MFA) |
| Spouse | Marty Ehrlich |
| Parents | Thomas Edward Hunt Daphne Lindsey Hunt |
| Relatives | Fern Hunt (sister) |
Erica Hunt (born March 12, 1955) is an American poet, essayist, teacher, and organizer from New York City. She is often associated with the group of Language poets from her days living in San Francisco in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but her work is also considered central to the avant garde black aesthetic developing after the Civil Rights Movement and Black Arts Movement. Through the 1990s and 2000s, Hunt worked with several non-profits that encourage black philanthropy for black communities and causes. From 1999 to 2010, she was executive director of the 21st Century Foundation located in Harlem. Currently, she is writing and teaching at Wesleyan University.