Ishmael Reed

Ishmael Reed
Reed in 2019
Reed in 2019
BornIshmael Scott Reed
(1938-02-22) February 22, 1938 (age 86)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation
  • Poet
  • essayist
  • novelist
  • playwright
  • lyricist
EducationUniversity of Buffalo
Notable works
SpousePriscilla Thompson
(m. 1960; divorced)
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(m. 1970)​
Children2
Website
ishmaelreed.org

Ishmael Scott Reed (born February 22, 1938) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, composer, playwright, editor and publisher known for his satirical works challenging American political culture.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Perhaps his best-known work is Mumbo Jumbo (1972), a sprawling and unorthodox novel set in 1920s New York.

Reed's work has often sought to represent neglected African and African-American perspectives; his energy and advocacy have centered more broadly on neglected peoples and perspectives, irrespective of their cultural origins.[9]

  1. ^ "Ishmael Reed Biography". Math.buffalo.edu. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Reed, Ishmael (November 9, 2011). "Trouble Beside the Bay". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Reed, Ishmael (December 11, 2010). "What Progressives Don't Understand About Obama". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Reed, Ishmael (February 4, 2010). "Fade to White". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Reed, Ishmael (January 28, 2012). "Ishmael Reed on the Miltonian Origin of The Other". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  6. ^ Ludwig, Samuel (December 18, 2002). "Ishmael Reed". The Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  7. ^ Juan-Navarro, Santiago (2010). "Self-Reflexivity and Historical Revisionism in Ishmael Reed's Neo-Hoodoo Aesthetics" (PDF). The Grove: Working Papers on English Studies, 17. pp. 77–100. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  8. ^ Mitchell, J. D. (September 13, 2011). "At Work: Ishmael Reed on 'Juice!'". The Paris Review.
  9. ^ Elliot Fox, Robert (September 20, 2011). "About Ishmael Reed's Life and Work". Modern American Poetry website. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2010.