Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr.

1861–1949 (age 88)

Poet/Writer

Biography

Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr., born in 1861, gave voice to the African American experience as a poet and writer, crafting verse and prose that celebrated resilience, uplifted youth, and captured the rhythms of his Kentucky home.

He also nurtured younger writers and devoted himself to education, leaving a legacy of mentorship and artistry that is remembered by the community interred with him at Greenwood Cemetery.

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