Why is Terrance Hayes important?

Why is Terrance Hayes important?

Terrance Hayes is the author of six poetry collections: American Sonnets for My Past And Future Assassin, a finalist for the National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, and TS Eliot Prize; How to Be Drawn; Lighthead, winner of the 2010 National Book Award for poetry; Muscular Music, recipient of the Kate …

Is Terrance Hayes married?

Terrance Hayes

Where does Terrance Hayes teach?

He has taught at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Alabama, and the University of Pittsburgh. Hayes is currently professor of English at New York University.

Does Terrance Hayes use iambic pentameter?

Hayes’ American sonnets are free-verse, but they maintain the line structure of a traditional sonnet. While not in iambic pentameter, Hayes plays with rhythm and punctuation, his verse clipping along at an intense pace.