American poet
John Murillo is an American poet. He is a Cave Canem fellow[1] and MacDowell fellow.[2]
Life
He grew up in Los Angeles to an African-American father and Mexican mother.[3] He graduated from Howard University and New York University.[4] Murillo previously taught at Hampshire College and New York University.[1] He currently teaches at Wesleyan University[5][6] and Sierra Nevada College.[7][8]
Works
- Three Poems ReadingAB,
- VARIATION ON A THEME BY GIL SCOTT-HERON, The Los Angeles Review,
- A REFUSAL TO MOURN THE DEATHS, BY GUNFIRE, OF THREE MEN IN BROOKLYN, American Poetry Review
- Up Jump the Boogie (Cypher, 2010) ISBN 9780981913148, OCLC 495272840
- The Matador’s Ghost
- Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry (Four Way Books, 2020) ISBN 9781945588471, OCLC 1110678451
- Murillo, John (January 24, 2021). "Variation on a Theme by Elizabeth Bishop". The New York Times Magazine.
References
- ^ a b "Cave Canem » Blog Archive » DOGBYTES Interview: John Murillo". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "John Murillo - Artist". MacDowell Colony. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "John Murillo". www.brinkerhoffpoetry.org.
- ^ "John Murillo". Poetry Foundation. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "John Murillo - Faculty, Wesleyan University". www.wesleyan.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Poet John Murillo reads selected work in Wriston art gallery". The Lawrentian. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "American Poetry Review – Authors". aprweb.org. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Poets, Academy of American. "About John Murillo | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
External links
- The PEN Ten with John Murillo
