Ann Powers
American writer and acclaimed popular music critic.
Chronology: 1964-02-04 – Present
Origins & Early Life
Ann K. Powers (born February 4, 1964) is an American writer and popular music critic. She is a music critic for NPR and a contributor at the Los Angeles Times, where she was previously chief pop critic. She has also written for other publications, such as The New York Times, Blender and The Village Voice.
Pivotal Works & Achievements
Powers is the author of Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell, a biography on the life of Joni Mitchell; Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America, a memoir; Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black & White, Body and Soul in American Music, on eroticism in American pop music; and Piece by Piece, co-authored with Tori Amos. == Early life and education == Powers was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. During elementary school, her first poem was published in the Our Lady of Fatima school newspaper. Powers earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing from San Francisco State University, and a Master of Arts degree in American literature from the University of California, Berkeley. Powers studied literary theory.
Enduring Legacy & Impact
She also wrote about music, feminism, film, and religion. == Career == Powers' professional writing career began in 1980 while she was still in high school, when she started writing...
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