Kiese Laymon

Name: Kiese Laymon
Start: 2025-09-09T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Singletary Center Of The Arts. Uk Campus

University of Kentucky MFA Program in Creative Writing

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Tue, 09 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

Singletary Center Of The Arts. Uk Campus

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Tue, 09 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm (EDT)

Singletary Center Of The Arts. Uk Campus

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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Kiese Laymon

Sponsored by College of Arts & Sciences; Department of English; Gaines Center for the Humanities; Office of Student Engagement & Success

Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Kiese Laymon is the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of English and Creative Writing at Rice University and author of the novel Long Division, the memoir Heavy, and the essay collection How to Slowly K*ll Yourself and Others in America. He was named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow.

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Kiese Laymon

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm