Kiese Laymon

Kiese Laymon

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Kiese Laymon is a black southern writer, born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1998 and earned an MFA from Indiana University in 2003. Laymon is a contributing editor at Gawker.com and has written for numerous publications including Esquire , NPR.org, and ESPN.com. He is an associate professor at Vassar College.
11th June 2013

Long Division

Kiese Laymon's debut novel is a Twain-esque exploration of celebrity, authorship, violence, religion, and coming of age ... MoreLong Division

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23rd December 2013

Long Division

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1st April 2025

City Summer, Country Summer

On the ground of that garden, covered in vegetables and dirt, coated in laughter, I want to say that the Mississippi and... MoreCity Summer, Country Summer

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