Hermine Pinson

Frances L. and Edwin L. Cummings Professor of English & Africana Studies

Office: Tucker Hall 134
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2-3pm and by appt (Spring 2026)
Phone: 757-221-2437
Email: [[hdpins]]
Webpage: {{http://wmpeople.wm.edu/hdpins}}

Areas of Specialization

Contemporary African diaspora literature (poetry, fiction, drama) and cultural studies, creative writing (poetry and fiction), modern American literature

Books and CDs

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Pinson, Hermine. Dolores is Blue / Dolorez is Blues. Sheep Meadow, 2007.

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Pinson, Hermine. Mama Yetta and Other Poems. San Antonio: Wings, 1999.

Changing the Changes CD cover

Pinson, Hermine. Changing the Changes. Audio CD. 2006

Background

B.A., Fisk University; M.A., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., Rice University

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