Hettie Jones
Hettie Jones is the author of numerous books, including her memoir of the Beat scene How I Became Hettie Jones ; the poetry collection Drive ; and the young adult Big Star Fallin' Mama: Five Women in Black Music . She has published in many newspapers and magazines, including the Village Voice , Global City Review , and Ploughshares . She currently teaches in the Graduate Writing Program at The New School, the 92nd Street Y, and the Lower Eastside Girls Club, and she previously taught at several...See more
Hettie Jones is the author of numerous books, including her memoir of the Beat scene How I Became Hettie Jones ; the poetry collection Drive ; and the young adult Big Star Fallin' Mama: Five Women in Black Music . She has published in many newspapers and magazines, including the Village Voice , Global City Review , and Ploughshares . She currently teaches in the Graduate Writing Program at The New School, the 92nd Street Y, and the Lower Eastside Girls Club, and she previously taught at several colleges and universities in New York and elsewhere. Jones lives in New York City. See less