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Currently, Toi Derricotte is 83 years, 7 months and 10 days old. Toi Derricotte will celebrate 84rd birthday on a Saturday 12th of April 2025. Below we countdown to Toi Derricotte upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Toi Derricotte |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Age | 83 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | April 12, 1941 (Hamtramck, MI) |
| Birthday | April 12 |
| Town/City | Hamtramck, MI |
| Nationality | MI |
Toi Derricotte’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.
Toi Derricotte was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
African-American poet and creative writing professor whose poetry collections include Captivity, Tender, and The Undertaker's Daughter. She also published an autobiographical poetic work entitled The Black Notebooks: An Interior Journey.
She moved to New York City in 1967 and subsequently received a master's degree in English literature from New York University.
She was deeply affected by childhood visits to her grandparents' house, which doubled as a funeral parlor.
Her father was a Kentucky native, and her mother was of Louisiana Creole heritage. Derricotte gave birth to an illegitimate child in 1962, while she was a student at Wayne State University.
Her poetic style is similar to that of Anne Sexton and other confessional poets.
