Terrance Hayes (born November 18, 1971) is an American poet and educator who has published seven poetry collections. His 2010 collection, Lighthead, won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2010. In 2014, he received a MacArthur Fellowship. He was a professor of creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University until 2013, then taught in the English Department at the University of Pittsburgh. Currently, he teaches at New York University. Hayes was born in Columbia, South Carolina on November 18, 1971. Studying English and painting, and also playing basketball and earning Academic All-American honors, he received a B.A. from Coker University. While at Coker, he had a professor contact Maya Angelou to help convince Hayes to pursue creative writing. He received an M.F.A. from the University of Pittsburgh writing program in 1997. After graduate school, he lived in Japan, Ohio, and New Orleans. More information...
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