I’m thrilled that Kiese Laymon is coming to Delta Mouth this year. His essays in How to Slowly Kill Yourselves and Others in America were some of the first that got me interested in reading and writing nonfiction. I love the direct and honest style with which he describes his experiences as a Southern Black man, and I can’t wait to hear him read in person. —Cassie Grillon, Grant Writer
Kiese Laymon is a black writer from Jackson, Mississippi, who teaches at the University of Mississippi and the University of Iowa. Author of Long Division and How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, his work has appeared in Esquire, New York Times, The Guardian, The FADER, and The Best American series. He is a contributing editor of Oxford American and has two books, Heavy and And So On, forthcoming from Scribner in 2018.
Kiese will be reading on our second night of Delta Mouth 2018! Come see him on Saturday April 6th at 7pm in the Hans and Donna Sternberg Salon (LSU Campus). See our full schedule here.
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