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# Hettie Jones

(1934–2024)   Writer   United States

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Hettie Jones was a writer from the United States, best known for *No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley*.

## Quick Facts About Hettie Jones

Born June 15, 1934

Died August 13, 2024

Nationality United States

Profession Writer

Notable works No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley

Spouse Amiri Baraka

## About Hettie Jones

Hettie Jones was an American poet. She wrote 23 books that include a memoir of the Beat Generation, three volumes of poetry, and publications for children and young adults, including The Trees Stand Shining and Big Star Fallin' Mama: Five Women in Black Music.

##  Quotes by Hettie Jones

> [Here's the dilemma, Itself the solution. I have always been at the same time woman enough to be moved to tears and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hettie-jones/here-s-the-dilemma-itself-the-solution-i-have-always-been-at-the-same/)

Hettie Jones

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> [Anyone in pursuit of art is responding to a desire to make visible that which is not, to offer the unknown self…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hettie-jones/anyone-in-pursuit-of-art-is-responding-to-a-desire-to-make-visible/)

Hettie Jones

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