John Murillo is an American poet. He is a Cave Canem fellow and MacDowell fellow.
Life
He grew up in Los Angeles to an African-American father and Mexican mother. He graduated from Howard University and New York University. Murillo previously taught at Hampshire College and New York University. He currently teaches at Wesleyan University and Sierra Nevada College.
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) , The Matador’s Ghost Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry (Four Way Books, 2020) ,
References
External links
The PEN Ten with John Murillo
American male poets
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American poets 21st-century American male writers American people of Mexican descent African-American poets Poets from Los Angeles Howard University alumni New York University alumni Hampshire College faculty New York University faculty Wesleyan University faculty Sierra Nevada College