Saturday, November 23, 2013

Wanda Coleman, acclaimed L.A. poet, has died at 67


It is a sad day for our poet community with Wanda's powerful, witty and charismatic voice now silent. 

R.I.P. Wanda Coleman!

Wanda Coleman's husband Austin Straus has announced that there will be a memorial for his late wife. Details forthcoming.

Read the LA Times article here:
http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-poet-wanda-coleman-67-has-died-20131123,0,2667185.story#axzz2lVBr2fLi

Read the LA Times obituary here:
http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-wanda-coleman-20131124-1,0,3349194.story#axzz2lWpxx7Lr


2 comments:

  1. You will be missed but never forgotten in this household........Thanks for being a part of me and Merilene's life..........You'll be with her and please tell her I miss her with all my heart........Love you Wanda Coleman.

    Sincerely,
    Diane Murphy

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  2. A true loss to poetry, Los Angeles, and the fight to end racism all over this world - Angela Consolo Mankiewicz

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