Melba J. Boyd

Melba J. Boyd is the author of several books of poetry including Cat Eyes and Dead Wood, Song for Maya, Thirteen Frozen Flamingoes, The Inventory of Black Roses, and Letters to Che. Her poetry has been translated into German, Italian and Spanish. She was the assistant editor at Dudley Randall's Broadside Press (1972-77) and is co-editor of the recently published anthology, Abandon Automobile: Detroit City Poetry, 2001. She is the author of Discarded Legacy: Politics and Poetics in the Life of Frances E. W. Harper, 1825-1911, and the writer, director and producer of the film, The Black Unicorn: Dudley Randall and the Broadside Press. She received a B.A. and M.A. in English from Western Michigan University and a Doctor of Arts in English from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. As a Fulbright Scholar, she taught American Literature at the University of Bremen in Germany (1983-84), and has also taught at the University of Iowa, Ohio State University, and the University of Michigan.

Melba J. Boyd, Professor  - Email:  ab6993@wayne.edu