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James A. Emanuel
James A. Emanuel was born in 1921 in Alliance, Nebraska. His books include jazz from the Haiku king (1999), whole grain: collected poems, 1958-1989(1990), The broken bowl

James A. Emanuel was born and raised in Nebraska, he spent most of his years in the Western United States. After working at a variety of jobs, at age 20 he served as confidential Secretary to the Assistant inspector General of U.S. Army Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. He also taught at the city college of the city University of New york, where he introduced the study of Black poetry in 1966. He received an invatational Fulbright professorship at the University of Grenoble, France, in 1968, and was awarded a similar position at the University of Warsaw in 1975.

He has edited five Broadside Critics books, (1971-1975); earned a Columbia University doctorate.

In 1992, Emanuel created a new Literary genre, Jazz- and blues haiku, later read often, with musical background, in Europe and Africa.