Cut & Paste: Justin Phillip Reed

Cut and Paste

English - December 04, 2018 01:24 - 24 minutes - 33 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Justin Phillip Reed published his first collection of poetry (“Indecency,” Coffee House Press) earlier this year — and it won the National Book Award for poetry. “Indecency” is in large part a product of the 29-year old’s time in St. Louis. His work foregrounds his identity as a queer black man in America, and examines the complex social calculus he’s navigated as he earns literary accolades and is celebrated by traditionally white institutions.