Quraysh Ali Lansana
Quraysh Ali Lansana is author of five poetry books, a children's book, and editor of eight anthologies. His most recent book is Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy & Social Justice in Classroom & Community (Teachers & Writers Collaborative, March 2011). Lansana is Associate Professor of English/Creative Writing at Chicago State University, a former Juilliard School Drama faculty member, and earned a MFA in Poetry at NYU.