American poet QUINCY TROUPE has written or co-written several of the most popular and influential books of the last half-century. Miles: The Autobiography by Miles Davis with Quincy Troupe is arguably the most read jazz biography of them all. The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe spent over 40 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List and became a film starring Will Smith. His other nonfiction books include Earl the Pearl by Earl Monroe with Quincy Troupe, Miles and Me by Quincy Troupe, along with several James Baldwin projects. His poetry spans half a century and more than 15 celebrated collections including, most recently Duende: Poems, 1966-Now from Seven Stories. His poetry collections have won the Milt Kessler Poetry Award (for Transcircularities) and the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement (for The Architecture of Language). Other awards include a Peabody in 1991 for co-producing and writing the Miles Davis Radio Project. A former California poet laureate and the longtime editor of Black Renaissance Noire. He lives in Harlem with his wife, Margaret Porter Troupe, an arts curator and educator.