Genre: Poetry, Contemporary Social Issues, Missouri-related

Audience: Young Adult/Adult

Published Works:

Blue Beat Syncopation, BkMk Press, 2002; Rhythm and Guts, Georgia A.B. Press, 1992; Coming froma Funky Time and Place , Georgia A.B. Press, 1988; On 10th Alley Way, BkMk Press, 1981.

Have any works been translated into other languages? No

Awards: Special Recognition from the Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, 2002; The Writers Place Award, 2000;National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship/Grant for Creative Writing in 1989; Langston Hughes Prize for Poetry, 1981.

Speaking Engagements:

Author accepts.
Fee for speaking:  Yes/No/Variable
Limitations on travel: Yes/No

Contact Information:

Contact author directly

6001 Garfield
Kansas City, MO. 64130
phone: (816)501-3679
e-mail: BanksSE@Mail.Avila.edu

or Contact Publisher

BkMk Press
5101 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO. 64110