M. Ayodele Heath

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M. Ayodele Heath is an American poet, spoken-word performer, and fiction writer.

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M. Ayodele Heath
Born
Atlanta, GA
NationalityAmerican
Occupationpoet
Known forpoetry

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Born in Atlanta, M. Ayodele Heath studied electrical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds an MFA in Poetry from New England College. He was a two-time Southeastern Regional Poetry Slam Individual Champion (1999, 2000) and a top-10 individual finisher at the National Poetry Slam (1999). His first book of poems, Otherness, was published in 2011 on Brick Road Poetry Press. [1] He is creator of the collaborative poetry form, electronic corpse, and editor of the anthology, Electronic Corpse: Poems from a Digital Salon (Svaha Paradox, 2014).

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References

  1. "Brick Road Poetry press". Brick Road Poetry press. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  2. "Dorothy Prizes Awarded for 2009". Dorothyprizes.org. August 29, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  3. "Cave Canem, Fellows – profiles". Cavecanempoets.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2013.

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