# @fromthebowseat on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CCEx1eVHDCI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73155454-fromthebowseat-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4c80b8fadf.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-06-30T21:40:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs 🪸 (@fromthebowseat) — https://gondola.cc/fromthebowseat

## Caption

A poem for your Tuesday selected by akhilabandlora 🐙 Poet Marilyn Nelson was born in Cleveland, Ohio, into a military family: she is the daughter of one of the last of the Tuskegee Airmen. Her mother was a teacher. Nelson spent much of her youth living on different military bases and began writing poetry in elementary school. She earned her BA from the University of California at Davis, her MA from the University of Pennsylvania, and her PhD from the University of Minnesota.

Nelson’s work for both children and adults deftly manages lyric tradition and historical truths, examining complex issues around race, feminism, and the ongoing trauma of slavery in American life in narratives poised between song and speech.

Excerpts of her bio are from the poetryfoundation, and more of her work can be found there as well!
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#marilynnelson #poetry #poet #poetsofinstagram #octopus #writersofinstagram #instapoetry #lovepoetry #poetrylover

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poet, marilynnelson, octopus, poetsofinstagram, instapoetry, writersofinstagram, poetry, lovepoetry, poetrylover

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