Ishmael Reed is a novelist, poet, playwright, and essayist who has published nine critically acclaimed novels and more than a dozen other books of Poetry and essays.
He is Professor Emeritus at University of California at Berkeley..
MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and 2008 Blues Songwriter of the Year From the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame. and Catherine T.
In additional to being nominated for a National Book Award for Poetry, recent awards have included the Lila Wallace-Reader\'s Digest Award, a John D.
Ishmael Reed is a novelist, poet, playwright, and essayist who has published nine critically acclaimed novels and more than a dozen other books of Poetry and essays