Lamont B. Steptoe
Lamont B. Steptoe (born 1949
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American poet, photographer and publisher. Steptoe edited and published three collections of the late South African poet and activist, Dennis Brutus
, under Whirlwind Press.
Life
Steptoe was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Temple University.[1] He was a Vietnam veteran, and founder of Whirlwind Press.[2][3]
Awards
- 2005 American Book Award
- 1999 Literary Fellow for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
- 2002 Kuntu Writers Workshop Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry, from founders Rob Penny and August Wilson
- 2014 Ambassador of the Republic of Užupis
Works
- "Update on the Disembodied", Longshot Vol 22
- Kitchens of the Master. Iniquity Press/Vendetta Books. 1997. ISBN 978-1-877968-14-3.
- Mad Minute, Whirlwind Press, 1993
- Uncle's South Sea China Blue Nightmare. Plan B Press. 2003. ISBN 978-0-9728312-1-5.
- Cat Fish and Neckbone Jazz
- Dusty Road. Whirlwind Press. 1995. ISBN 978-0-922827-17-6.
- American Morning/Mourning. Whirlwind Press. 1990. ISBN 0-922827-01-X.
- Common Salt
- Trinkets and Beads
- Crimson river: poems , Slash & Burn, 1984
References
- ^ "Steptoe Uncles 2". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "Short Persons Support: Who's Who of Short People : Biography : Lamont B. Steptoe". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "Lamont Steptoe".
External links
- "Interview with Lamont Steptoe", Tilt-a-Whirl, Jordan Green
- "Lamont B. Steptoe", Exit 50, June 30, 2005
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