About Cyrée Jarelle Johnson
Born 1990. Cyrée Jarelle Johnson is an American poet, writer and librarian.
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson (born 1990)
Early life and education Johnson was raised in Piscataway, New Jersey, and grew up a household he described as "abusive".
Johnson was diagnosed with autism when he was about four years old and with lupus in college. He stated in an interview for Mashable, "Autism scholarship characterizes folks on the spectrum as 'black and white thinkers' — and that's quite true for me. What I love, I love with verve and fervor. What I hate, I hate with verve and fervor." The magazine was developed with accessibility in mind, such as providing works in various formats including text, audio, and images.
Personal life Johnson is transmasculine 2020 - Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship, Poetry Foundation
Works
2019. Slingshot. First edition paperback, publication date 17 September 2019, Nightboat Books.
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American poet, editor, librarian (born 1990)
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