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