Title
Honors Forum and ENG 473: Kiese Laymon Talk
Document Type
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Publication Date
2021
Abstract
Kiese Laymon is a Black southern writer from Jackson, Mississippi, and a creative writing professor at the University of Mississippi. He is a prolific writer of fiction, poetry, memoirs, and essays. He has written a satirical novel Long Division, and two memoirs, including Heavy, which won the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. The Honors Forum is co-sponsored by the McNair Scholars Program and the Center for Black Studies with generous support from the Graduate School and the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Recommended Citation
Laymon, Kiese, "Honors Forum and ENG 473: Kiese Laymon Talk" (2021). Black Studies Public Forums. 3.
https://aquila.usm.edu/black-studies-forums/3