mˈɪlɚ dˈɪd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪt wˈɜːk ɪn pˈoʊɪtɹi ænd dɹˈɑːmə æt ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz tˈiːtʃɪŋ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ænd spˈiːtʃ æt fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk dˈʌɡləs hˈaɪ skˈuːl, ɪn bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ, mˈɛɹɪlˌænd.
Miller did graduate work in poetry and drama at The American University and Columbia University, followed by twenty years teaching English and speech at Frederick Douglass High School, in Baltimore, Maryland.