John Yau received the 2018 Jackson Poetry Prize, awarded annually to an American poet of exceptional talent. His recent published works include a selection of essays, Please Wait by the Coatroom: Reconsidering Race and Identity in American Art (Black Sparrow, 2023); a book of poems, Tell It Slant (Omnidawn, 2023); and a catalog, Disguise the Limit: John Yau’s Collaborations with Artists (University of Kentucky Art Museum, 2024).
Poetry
Fall 2024
A Voice in the Studio of Peter Paul Rubens
Are these bloated corpses or pink sunlit clouds—no one can decideWhether outfitted in smart attire, traditional outfits, or athletic gearWhen will you draw the bitterness inflaming our upturned facesTell us […]
Poetry
Fall 2024
Writer’s Aid
A man who gets to eat a steak as big and soft as a baseball glove is supposed to be lucky in love. That’s what I read on a wall […]