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🎂 Etheridge Knight - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday
Currently, Etheridge Knight is 93 years, 7 months and 3 days old. Etheridge Knight will celebrate 94rd birthday on a Saturday 19th of April 2025. Below we countdown to Etheridge Knight upcoming birthday.
Popular As |
Etheridge Knight |
Occupation |
Poet |
Age |
93 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
Born |
April 19, 1931 (Mississippi) |
Birthday |
April 19 |
Town/City |
Mississippi |
Nationality |
Mississippi |
🌙 Zodiac
Etheridge Knight’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs
Etheridge Knight was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
About
African-American poet associated with the Black Arts Movement and known for Poems from Prison (published in 1968). His other literary works include A Poem for Brother Man, The Idea of Ancestry, and Born of a Woman.
Before Fame
He escaped poverty by working as a United States Army medic. Sadly, he later served time in prison for robbery.
Trivia
He was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and won both a National Endowment for the Arts Grant and a Guggenheim Fellowship between 1972 and 1974.
Family Life
He married Sonia Sanchez, a fellow poet; however, his problems with drug addiction ended this union. Later, he married and had two children with Mary McNally.
Associated With
The Autobiography of Malcolm X inspired Knight to turn his anger over imprisonment and injustice into a passion for writing poetry.
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