This is a profile of Toi Derricotte whose works include "Tender" 1997 "Captivity" 1989 "Natural Birth" 1983 and "The Empress of the Death House" 1978 "The Black Notebooks" a literary memoir was published in 1997This page is part of the Academy of American Poets Web site The Academy was founded in 1934 to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry The site currently includes biographies photos and other information on more than 400 poets with new pages being added all the time