John Murillo

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John Murillo
John Murillo attends a rally at Washington Square, New York in December 2014
Alma mater	New York University Howard University
Employer	Wesleyan University
Awards	Cave Canem fellow Four Quartets Prize (2021)

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

1. "Cave Canem » Blog Archive » DOGBYTES Interview: John Murillo" . Retrieved September 24, 2019.
2. "John Murillo - Artist". MacDowell Colony. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
3. "John Murillo". www.brinkerhoffpoetry.org.
4. "John Murillo". Poetry Foundation. September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
5. "John Murillo - Faculty, Wesleyan University". www.wesleyan.edu. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
6. "Poet John Murillo reads selected work in Wriston art gallery". The Lawrentian. October 16, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
7. "American Poetry Review – Authors". aprweb.org. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
8. Poets, Academy of American. "About John Murillo | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

External links

• The PEN Ten with John Murillo