Hanif Abdurraqib
Bio:
Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His first collection of poems, The Crown Ain’t Worth Much was released in 2016 and was nominated for the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award. His first collection of essays, They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us, was released in fall 2017 by Two Dollar Radio. His second collection of poems, A Fortune For Your Disaster, will be released in 2019 by Tin House. His second collection of nonfiction, They Don’t Dance No’ Mo’, will be released by Random House in 2020.
About Power:
To me, I find myself often creating away from a desire for power, and creating towards an idea of equity and community. If my art has allowed me to obtain power, I’m instantly invested in how I can repurpose that and use it to uplift the people and communities I value most.