Brenda Marie Osbey

Brenda Marie Osbey
Born (1957-12-12) December 12, 1957 (age 66)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
OccupationPoet
EducationDillard University
Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3
University of Kentucky (MA)
Notable awardsAmerican Book Award (1998)

Brenda Marie Osbey (born December 12, 1957, in New Orleans) is an American poet.[1] She served as the Poet Laureate of Louisiana from 2005 to 2007.[2][3]

  1. ^ Yolanda Williams Page, ed. (2007). Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33429-0.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Poet Laureate". Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Louisiana". The Library of Congress. The Library of Congress. Retrieved July 30, 2022.