Sterling D. Plumpp Horn Man

Sterling D. Plumpp—blues poet and essayist—is the author of fourteen books including

Home/Bass, Velvet Bebop Kente Cloth, Ornate with Smoke and Blues Narratives. He is

the editor of two anthologies, Somehow We Survive, a collection of South African writing

and Steel Pudding: Writing from the Gary Historical and Cultural Society Writer's

Workshop. Plumpp is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago where

he served on the faculty in the African American Studies and English Departments

and most recently served as a visiting professor in the Master of Fine Arts Program at

Chicago State University. In 2009, Valley Voices produced an entire issue of its journal,

The Sterling Plumpp Issue, focused on his poetry, interviews and critical explorations of

his work. He is the recipient of numerous awards as a blues poet and African American

cultural storyteller.