John Murillo Explained

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Caption:	John Murillo attends a rally at Washington Square, New York in December 2014

John Murillo is an American poet. He is a Cave Canem fellow^[1] and MacDowell fellow.^[2]

Life

He grew up in Los Angeles to an African-American father and Mexican mother.^[3] He graduated from Howard University and New York University.^[4] Murillo previously taught at Hampshire College and New York University. He currently teaches at Wesleyan University^{[5] [6]} and Sierra Nevada College.^{[7] [8]}

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),
• Murillo. John. January 24, 2021. Variation on a Theme by Elizabeth Bishop . The New York Times Magazine.

External links

• The PEN Ten with John Murillo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cave Canem » Blog Archive » DOGBYTES Interview: John Murillo. en. 2019-09-24.
2. Web site: John Murillo - Artist. MacDowell Colony. en. 2019-09-24.
3. Web site: John Murillo. www.brinkerhoffpoetry.org.
4. Web site: John Murillo. 2019-09-24. Poetry Foundation. en. 2019-09-24.
5. Web site: John Murillo - Faculty, Wesleyan University. www.wesleyan.edu. 2019-09-24.
6. Web site: Poet John Murillo reads selected work in Wriston art gallery. 2015-10-16. The Lawrentian. en-US. 2019-09-24.
7. Web site: American Poetry Review – Authors. aprweb.org. 2019-09-24.
8. Web site: About John Murillo Academy of American Poets. Poets. Academy of American. poets.org. 2019-09-24.