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John Murillo

Author of Up Jump the Boogie

4+ Works 77 Members 2 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

John Murillo's honors and awards include being named a finalist for both the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and the PEN Open Book Award, a Pushcart Prize, two Larry Neal writers awards, the J. Howard and Barbara M. J. Wood Prize from the Poetry Foundation, and fellowships from the National Endowment show more for the Arts, the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Cave Canem Foundation, the MacDowell Colony, and the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing. His poems have appeared in various journals and anthologies including American Poetry Review, Poetry, and Best American Poetry 2017 and 2019. He is an assistant professor of English at Wesleyan University and also teaches in the low-residency MFA program at Sierra Nevada College. show less
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Works by John Murillo

Up Jump the Boogie (2010) 40 copies, 1 review
Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry (2020) 33 copies, 1 review
Dear Yusef: Essays, Letters, and Poems, For and About One Mr. Komunyakaa (2024) — Editor — 3 copies
Landscape with Cadillac 1 copy
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Associated Works

African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song (2020) — Contributor — 234 copies, 4 reviews
The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop (2015) — Contributor — 209 copies, 2 reviews
The Best American Poetry 2017 (2017) — Contributor — 111 copies, 1 review
The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext (2020) — Contributor — 73 copies
The Best American Poetry 2019 (2019) — Contributor — 72 copies, 2 reviews
The Best American Poetry 2020 (2020) — Contributor — 57 copies, 1 review
Latino poetry : the Library of America anthology (2024) — Contributor — 45 copies
Furious Flower: Seeding the Future of African American Poetry (2020) — Contributor — 18 copies
Poetry Magazine Vol. 207 No. 5, February 2016 (2016) — Contributor — 13 copies, 1 review

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Kiramke1,381 reviews
Up Jump the Boogie by John Murillo
Fire. Thank you Espada for leading me here.
Jun 27, 2023
JimandMary69308 reviews
Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry (Stahlecker Selections) by John Murillo
Enjoyed his readings; obtained special note and signature
Apr 16, 2023

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Believer Book Award
Kate Tufts Discovery Award
PEN Open Book Award
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
New York Public Library Best Books: For Adults
Maya Angelou Book Award
Zora Awards
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work

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