October 7

Andreea Iacob

Andreea Iacob (born October 7, 1980) Romanian theater director, playwright – Shoah (2009)

Read more about Iacob here and here


Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie, Jr. (born October 7, 1966) U.S. novelist, poet – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2007)

More about Sherman Alexie here

Sherman Alexie on Substack here

Sherman Alexie talks about being an indigenous immigrant
 here


Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones) (born October 7, 1934) U.S. poet, playwright, essayist – “Somebody Blew Up America” 2001

Read more about Amiri Baraka here

Watch a tribute to the life of Amiri Baraka
 here