Poet Terrance Hayes, 2014 MacArthur Fellow

September 17, 2014 Videos MacArthur Fellows

Poet Terrance Hayes reflects on race, gender, and family in works that seamlessly encompass both the historical and the personal and subvert canonical forms.

The MacArthur Fellowship is a $625,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.