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Coll2013.099
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Title: Steven Reigns papers
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013.099
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.4 linear foot.
1 archive carton.
Date (bulk): Bulk, 2000-2010
Date (inclusive): 1978-2011
Abstract: Writings and poetry, clippings, flyers, CDs, DVDs, a calendar and material about the lesbian writer Sapphire, bulk 2000-2010,
from gay writer and poet Steven Reigns. The collection documents Reigns' writing career and also includes Reigns' research
and annotated bibliography on the African American lesbian writer Sapphire.
creator:
Reigns, Steven
Steven Reigns is a Los Angeles-based poet and educator. After earning a degree in Creative Writing at the University of South
Florida, he published his debut poetry collection,
Your Dead Body is My Welcome Mat, in 2001. Since then, Reigns has published six chapbooks:
Ignited,
Cartography,
In the Room,
As if Memories Were Not Enough,
Project, and
Stu. A five-time recipient of the Los Angeles County Department of Cultural Affairs' Artist in Residency Grant, Reigns organized
and taught the first-ever autobiography poetry workshop for GLBT seniors and edited an anthology of their writings,
My Life is Poetry. He has taught writing workshops around the country to GLBT youth and people living with HIV and recently received his Masters
in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. His newest collection of poetry,
Inheritance, was published in 2011 by Sibling Rivalry Press.
Source:
Reigns, Steven, "About Steven Reigns," www.stevenreigns.com (accessed October 18, 2013).
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Gift of Steven Reigns, February 9, 2011.
[Box/folder #, or item name] Steven Reigns papers, Coll2013-099, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, October 18, 2013.
The collection includes writings and poetry, clippings, flyers, CDs, DVDs, a calendar and material about the lesbian writer
Sapphire, bulk 2000-2010, from gay writer and poet Steven Reigns. The materials document Reigns' writing career and includes
his poetry as well as recordings of his performances and readings. The collection also includes Reigns' research and annotated
bibliography on the African American lesbian writer Sapphire.
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sapphire, 1950-
African American lesbians
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Gay men's writings
Gays' writings, American
Lesbian writings
Poetry