The Resume

(June 27, 1872-February 9, 1906)
Born in Dayton, Ohio
Works included 'Oak and Ivy' and 'Ode To Ethiopia'
Wrote lyrics for the Broadway musical 'In Dahomey' (1903)

Why he might be annoying:

He suffered depression.
He was a drunk.
He beat his wife, fellow poet Alice Ruth Moore, so badly she needed hospitalization.
The couple separated but he passed away before the divorce was finalized.

Why he might not be annoying:

He wrote his first poem at 6.
His high school buddies, the Wright Brothers, published his initial works.
Alice cheated on him with other women.
His poetry drew acclaim for using a conversational tone, and employing both standard and non-standard English.
In 2002, he was declared one of the '100 Greatest African-Americans.'

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 19th Century Poets
• 20th Century Poets
• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 10]
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [D-G]
• I Attended Howard University
• I Died in 1906 (Ranked: 33)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 33)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Have Tuberculosis
• Poets
• Profiles 27251-27500 (Ranked: 27302)
• Wife Beaters and Alleged Domestic Abusers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 73.08% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying