Quraysh ali lansana biography of williams

American poet

Quraysh Ali Lansana (born Ron Myles^[1] September 13, 1964, Enid, Oklahoma)^[2] is an American poet, book editor, civil rights historian, and professor.^[3][4][5] He has authored 20 books in poetry, nonfiction and children’s literature.

In 2022, he was a Tulsa Artist Fellow and Director of the Center for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa, where he was also Lecturer in Africana Studies and English. Lansana is also credited as creator and executive producer of "Focus: Black Oklahoma," a monthly radio program on the public radio station KOSU.^[6]

Early life and education

Born Ron Myles in Enid, Oklahoma, on September 13, 1964,^[2] he graduated Enid High School in 1982.^[7][1] Prior to focusing on poetry, in the 1980s he studied broadcast journalism^[8][5] at the University of Oklahoma and worked