Melvin Dixon
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Melvin Dixon was an American
Professor of Literature, and an author, poet and translator. He wrote about black gay
men.
, he earned a BA from Wesleyan University
in 1971 and a PhD from Brown University
in 1975.
In 1989, Trouble the Water
won the Charles H. and N. Mildred Nilon Excellence in Minority Fiction Award.
He was a Professor of Literature at Queens College from 1980 until his death, at age 42. He died of AIDS
in his hometown, one year after his partner Richard Horovitz did.
United States
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Professor of Literature, and an author, poet and translator. He wrote about black gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
men.
Biography
Born in Stamford, ConnecticutStamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
, he earned a BA from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
in 1971 and a PhD from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1975.
In 1989, Trouble the Water
Trouble the Water
Trouble the Water is a 2008 documentary film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, producers of Fahrenheit 9/11. Trouble the Water is a redemptive tale of a couple surviving failed levees, bungling bureaucrats, and their own troubled past and a portrait of a community abandoned long...
won the Charles H. and N. Mildred Nilon Excellence in Minority Fiction Award.
He was a Professor of Literature at Queens College from 1980 until his death, at age 42. He died of AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
in his hometown, one year after his partner Richard Horovitz did.
Collection of poems
- Change of Territory (1983)
- Love's Instruments (1995, posthumous)
Novels
- Trouble the Water (1989)
- Vanishing Rooms (1990)