Join us in welcoming Nate Marshell to the Commons. The award-winning poet and educator will share stories of his jou rney and perform some of his works. \;
\nNate was born at Rosela nd Community Hospital and raised in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chica go. He is a proud Chicago Public Schools alumnus. Nate completed his MFA i n Creative Writing at The University of Michigan&rsquo\;s Helen Zell Write rs' Program. He holds a B.A. in English and African American Diaspora Stud ies from Vanderbilt University. Marshall has received fellowships from Cav e Canem\, The Poetry Foundation\, and The University of Michigan. Nate lov es his family and friends\, Black people\, dope art\, literature\, history \, arguing about top 5 lists\, and beating you in spades. \;
\nH is first book\, Wild Hundreds\, was honored with the Black Caucus of the A merican Library Association&rsquo\;s award for Poetry Book of the Year and The Great Lakes College Association&rsquo\;s New Writer Award. He is also an editor of The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-H op and he also co-curates The BreakBeat Poets series for Haymarket Books. Marshall co-wrote the play No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks with Eve Ewing\, produced by Manual Cinema and commissioned by the Poetry Foundation. He also wrote the audio drama Bruh Rabbit &\; The Fantastic Telling of Remington Ellis\, Esq.\, which was produced by Make-Believe As sociation. His last rap album\, Grown came out in 2015 with his group Dail y Lyrical Product. His most recent book\, FINNA\, was published in 2020 fr om One World/Random House. \;
\n\nPresented by BCPL\, BCS C\, and The African American Fund. \;
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