Terrance Hayes at Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series

Terrance Hayes reading at the University of Pittsburgh presented by Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series September 19, 2011

Terrance Hayes is the author of four collections of poetry, including Lighthead (Penguin, 2010), winner of the 2010 National Book Award; Wind in a Box (2006), named one of the Best 100 Books of 2006 by Publishers Weekly; Hip Logic (2002), which won National Poetry Series, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and runner-up for the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets; and Muscular Music (1999), winner of both the Whiting Writers Award and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. He has been a recipient of many honors and awards, including two Pushcart selections, four Best American Poetry selections, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and the Guggenheim Foundation. He is Professor of Creative Writing at Carnegie Mellon University.

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nice, tks.