The poet and writerDavid Hendersonwas a founding member of the Umbra Poets, an influential collective of poets and writers who were central to the Black Arts Movement. His books includeDe Mayor of HarlemandNeo-California.He has been widely published in anthologies and magazines, includingThe Def Jam Poetry Reader, The Paris Review,andEssence. He has read from his poetry for the permanent archives of the Library of Congress. Born in Harlem and raised in Harlem and the Bronx, Henderson now lives in downtown New York City.