Mr. Mitchell L. H. Douglas
Indiana, United States
Member Since: 08/22/2012
Mitchell L. H. Douglas, Associate Professor of English at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), is a founding member of the Affrilachian Poets, a Cave Canem fellow, and Poetry Editor for PLUCK!: the Journal of Affrilachian Arts & Culture. His third poetry collection, dyingin the scarecrow's arms, is available from Persea Books. His second poetry collection, \blak\ \al-fə bet\, is the winner of the 2011 Lexi Rudnitsky/Editor's Choice Award from Persea Books. His debut collection, Cooling Board: A Long-Playing Poem, was published by Red Hen Press in 2009. In 2010, Cooling Board was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding Literary Work-Poetry category and a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. His poetry has appeared in Callaloo, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (University of Georgia Press), Crab Orchard Review, and Ninth Letter among others. He is a 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow in Poetry.
Website: mitchelldouglaspoetry.com
Twitter Username: @MLHDouglas
Publications
- dying in the scarecrow's arms , Persea Books (February 2018)
- \blak\ \al-fe bet\: poems , Persea Books (February 2013)
- Cooling Board: A Long-Playing Poem , Red hen Press (February 2009)
Awards
- National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow (Poetry)(2021)
- Lexi Rudnitsky Editor's Choice Award(2011)
Employment
- Associate Professor of English at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts in English from University of Kentucky (May 1996)
- Master of Fine Arts in Poetry from Indiana University (May 2006)
Genres of Interest
Poetry