b. 1950d. 1992
Melvin Dixon
Melvin Dixon was a professor of English at Queens College in New York and was widely-praised for his works on African and African-American literature. His poem "Heartbeats" is included in the AIDS Quilt Songbook.
Photo: Melvin Dixon, cover of A Melvin Dixon Critical Reader.
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Dixon was a native of Stamford, Connecticut. He died of complications to AIDS. For more information about Melvin Dixon, please visit the links below.
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Poetry Foundation
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