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Ai, 1947-2010


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  • Variants

    • Anthony, Florence, 1947-2010
    • Ogawa, Pelorhankhe Ai, 1947-2010
    • Ogawa, P. (Pelorhankhe), 1947-2010
    • Ogawa, Ai, 1947-2010
  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1947-10-21
    • Death Date

        2010-03-20
    • Birth Place

        Albany, Tex.
    • Associated Language

        English
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  • Sources

    • found: Her Sin, 1986:CIP t.p. (Ai) pub. info. (lives in Cambridge, Mass.)
    • found: LC data base, 8-26-85(hdg.: Ai, 1947-) LC manual cat. (born Florence Anthony; B.A. in Oriental Studies, Univ. of Arizona, 1969; M.F.A. in creative writing, Univ. of Calif. at Irvine, 1971; pen name: Ai; legal name: Pelorhankhe Ai Ogawa; P. Ogawa)
    • found: New York times WWW site, Mar. 29, 2010(in obituary published Mar. 27: Ai; b. Florence Anthony, 1947, Albany, Tex.; legally changed her name to Ai as a young woman; d. Mar. 20, Stillwater, Okla., aged 62; prominent American poet whose work, known for its raw power, jagged edges, and unflinching examination of violence and despair, stood as a damning indictment of American society)
    • found: Wikipedia search 2012-12-11:(Florence Anthony (October 21, 1947- March 20, 2010) was an American poet and educator who legally changed her name to Ai Ogawa (Japanese: 愛小川) . . . described herself as half Japanese, Choctaw-Chickasaw, Black, Irish, Southern Cheyenne, and Comanche, was born in Albany, Texas in 1947 . . . She taught at Oklahoma State University and lived in Stillwater, Oklahoma until her death)
    • found: Library of Congress Manuscript Division for the Ai Ogawa papers, 1947-2010(Ai Owaga; born 1947; died 2010; poet and writer; professor at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, where she used her name as Ai Owaga, Professor Ogawa)
  • LC Classification

    • PS3551.I2
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  • Change Notes

    • 1985-08-28: new
    • 2022-02-10: revised
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