Saeed Jones
Saeed Jones is an American writer and poet. His debut collection Prelude to Bruise was named a 2014 finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry. His second book, a memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives won the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction in 2019.
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- Born in
- Memphis
- Educated at
- Rutgers UniversityWestern Kentucky University
- Awards
- 🏆 Lambda Literary Award🏆 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction
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1985
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