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| Troupe is the son of ] ] ] ] (who added a second "P" to the family name while playing in Mexico to accommodate the Spanish pronunciation "Trou-pay"). As a teenager, he recalled hearing Miles Davis |
Troupe is the son of ] ] ] ] (who added a second "P" to the family name while playing in Mexico to accommodate the Spanish pronunciation "Trou-pay"). As a teenager in 1955, he recalled hearing Miles Davis at a Saint Louis, Missouri fish joint, where some fellow patrons identified the 78 rpm juke box record as as "Donna" which was Davis' first recorded composition (The record is most likely to have been the Charlie Parker Quintet session recorded for Savoy Records, May 8, 1947; Savoy 652.)<ref>2</ref> | ||
| <b>In his book, Miles and Me" he recalls the experience:</b> | |||
| <p>''When I left that joint that afternoon, I felt as though I had undergone a secret initiation, a rite of passage, one that would separate me forever from the rest of the students at Beaumont High School, to which I had just transferred. The school was overwhelmingly white and the students there were "square" to the bone." To my way of thinking , hardly anyone there had any sense of style.'' | <p>''When I left that joint that afternoon, I felt as though I had undergone a secret initiation, a rite of passage, one that would separate me forever from the rest of the students at Beaumont High School, to which I had just transferred. The school was overwhelmingly white and the students there were "square" to the bone." To my way of thinking , hardly anyone there had any sense of style.'' | ||
| ⚫ | As a young man Troupe was athletic and attended ] on a basketball ]. He quit his first year and subsequently joined the ], where he was stationed in France and played on the Army basketball team. In France he encountered ], who recommended he try his hand at poetry. | ||
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| Through his activism, publishing, journalism and teaching, Troupe is associated with many prominent American writers including Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Ishmael Reed, Amiri Baraka, and Wanda Coleman. | |||
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| In 1969, Troupe visited ] with the poetry tour. He would soon be offered a position as ]. In 1971, he moved to ] on ] in ], where he was a popular ]. | In 1969, Troupe visited ] with the poetry tour. He would soon be offered a position as ]. In 1971, he moved to ] on ] in ], where he was a popular ]. | ||
| <p>1991-2003 Professor - Caribbean and American Literatures and Creative Writing | |||
| University of California, San Diego, Department of Literature, La Jolla, CA | |||
| <p>1989-1994 Professor College of Staten Island, NY | |||
| <p>1984-1989 Associate Professor College of Staten Island, NY | |||
| <p>1979-1984 Assistant Professor College of Staten Island, NY | |||
| <p>1976-1979 Lecturer College of Staten Island, NY | |||
| <p>1971-1976 Lecturer Richmond College, Staten Island, NY | |||
| <p>1969-1972 Instructor Ohio University, Athens, OH | |||
| <p>1969-1970 Director Malcolm X Center, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| <p>1966-1968 Instructor Watts Writers Workshop, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| In 1976, Richmond College underwent a merger and became the ] of the ]. Over the next few years, he became a celebrity in the academic world, winning an ] for 1989's ''Miles, the Autobiography'' (written with ]) and earning numerous other accolades. In 1990, Troupe moved to the ] as a professor of literature, where he continued to gain acclaim, and became the founding editor of '']''. | In 1976, Richmond College underwent a merger and became the ] of the ]. Over the next few years, he became a celebrity in the academic world, winning an ] for 1989's ''Miles, the Autobiography'' (written with ]) and earning numerous other accolades. In 1990, Troupe moved to the ] as a professor of literature, where he continued to gain acclaim, and became the founding editor of '']''. | ||
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| Quincy Troupe | |
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| Troupe at the Miami Book Fair International, 2005Troupe at the Miami Book Fair International, 2005 | |
| Born | Quincy Thomas Troupe, Jr. (1939-07-22) July 22, 1939 (age 85) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Occupation | Poet, editor, journalist, professor emeritus |
Quincy Thomas Troupe, Jr. (born July 22, 1939, St. Louis, Missouri) is a poet, editor, journalist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, California.
Early life and education
Troupe is the son of Negro League baseball catcher Quincy Trouppe (who added a second "P" to the family name while playing in Mexico to accommodate the Spanish pronunciation "Trou-pay"). As a teenager in 1955, he recalled hearing Miles Davis at a Saint Louis, Missouri fish joint, where some fellow patrons identified the 78 rpm juke box record as as "Donna" which was Davis' first recorded composition (The record is most likely to have been the Charlie Parker Quintet session recorded for Savoy Records, May 8, 1947; Savoy 652.)
In his book, Miles and Me" he recalls the experience:
When I left that joint that afternoon, I felt as though I had undergone a secret initiation, a rite of passage, one that would separate me forever from the rest of the students at Beaumont High School, to which I had just transferred. The school was overwhelmingly white and the students there were "square" to the bone." To my way of thinking , hardly anyone there had any sense of style. As a young man Troupe was athletic and attended Grambling State University on a basketball scholarship. He quit his first year and subsequently joined the United States Army, where he was stationed in France and played on the Army basketball team. In France he encountered Jean-Paul Sartre, who recommended he try his hand at poetry.
Early career
Upon his return to civilian life, Troupe moved to Los Angeles, where he encountered the Watts Writers Workshop and began working in a more jazz-based style. It was on a tour with the Watts group that he first began his academic life.
Career
Through his activism, publishing, journalism and teaching, Troupe is associated with many prominent American writers including Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Ishmael Reed, Amiri Baraka, and Wanda Coleman.
Teaching In 1969, Troupe visited Ohio University with the poetry tour. He would soon be offered a position as writer-in-residence. In 1971, he moved to Richmond College on Staten Island in New York City, where he was a popular lecturer.
1991-2003 Professor - Caribbean and American Literatures and Creative Writing University of California, San Diego, Department of Literature, La Jolla, CA
1989-1994 Professor College of Staten Island, NY
1984-1989 Associate Professor College of Staten Island, NY
1979-1984 Assistant Professor College of Staten Island, NY
1976-1979 Lecturer College of Staten Island, NY
1971-1976 Lecturer Richmond College, Staten Island, NY
1969-1972 Instructor Ohio University, Athens, OH
1969-1970 Director Malcolm X Center, Los Angeles, CA
1966-1968 Instructor Watts Writers Workshop, Los Angeles, CA In 1976, Richmond College underwent a merger and became the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York. Over the next few years, he became a celebrity in the academic world, winning an American Book Award for 1989's Miles, the Autobiography (written with Miles Davis) and earning numerous other accolades. In 1990, Troupe moved to the University of California, San Diego as a professor of literature, where he continued to gain acclaim, and became the founding editor of Code Magazine. On June 11 2002, Troupe was appointed California's first poet laureate by then Governor Gray Davis. A background check related to the new political appointment revealed that Troupe had, in fact, never possessed a degree from Grambling; he attended for only two semesters in 1957-58 and then dropped out. After admitting that he had not earned a degree, he made the decision to resign, rather have it become a political issue for the Democratic Governor. He resigned from the Poet Laureate's position in October 2002 and retired from his post at UCSD rather than face an administrative review. Other notable works by Troupe include James Baldwin: The Legacy (1989) and Miles and Me: A Memoir of Miles Davis (2000). He also edited Giant Talk: An Anthology of Third World Writing (1975) and is a founding editor of Confrontation: A Journal of Third World Literature and American Rag. He taught creative writing for the Watts Writers’ Movement from 1966 to 1968 and served as director of the Malcolm X Center in Los Angeles during the summers of 1969 and 1970. The year 2006 saw the publishing of his collaboration with self-made millionaire Chris Gardner on the latter's autobiography, The Pursuit of Happyness. The book served as the inspiration for a film of the same name later that year starring Will Smith. Among his honors and awards are fellowships from the National Foundation for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts. Troupe lives with his wife, Margaret, in Harlem, New York City.
Books
- Earl the Pearl: My Story by Earl Monroe & Quincy Troupe, Rodale Press (2013)
- Errançities, New Poems, Coffee House Press (2011)
- The Architecture of Language, Coffee House Press (2006)
- The Pursuit of Happyness, by Chris Gardner and Quincy Troupe, HarperCollins/Amistad (2006)
- Little Stevie Wonder, A children's book, Houghton-Mifflin (2005)
- Transcircularities; New and Selected Poems, Coffee House Press, October (2002)
- Take it to the Hoop Magic Johnson, a children's book published by Jump At The Sun, a division of Hyperion/Disney Books of Children (2001)
- Miles and Me; A Memoir, University of California Press (2000)
- Choruses, poems, Coffee House Press (1999)
- Avalanche, poems, Coffee House Press (1996)
- Weather Reports: New and Selected Poems, Harlem River Press, New York and London (1991)
- Miles: The Autobiography of Miles Davis with Quincy Troupe, Quincy Troupe, Co-author, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1989
- James Baldwin: The Legacy ed., Touchstone Press (Simon & Schuster), New York (1989)
- Skulls Along the River, poems, Quincy Troupe, I. Reed Books, New York (1984)
- Snake-Back Solos: Selected Poems 1969-1977, Quincy Troupe, I. Reed Books, New York (1979)
- The Inside Story of T.V.'s Roots, Quincy Troupe and David L. Wolper, Warner Books, New York (1978)
- Giant Talk: An Anthology of Third World Writing, Rainer Schulte and Quincy Troupe, eds., Random House, New York (1972)
- Embryo, Quincy Troupe, Balenmir House, New York (1972)
- Watts Poets and Writers, Quincy Troupe, ed., House of Respect, California (1968)
References
- "Quincy Troupe". Poets.org. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
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2. http://www.plosin.com/milesahead/BirdSessions.aspx?s=470508
External links
- 90.3 WCPN
- Fall From Grace, from The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 4, 2003
- Interview with Quicy Troupe regarding his relationship with Miles Davis from This American Life
- Photographs and posters featuring Quincy Troupe from the EBR African American Cultural Life digital collection, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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