Good question.
Saeed Jones is a poet and public speaker who recently moved from the South to New Jersey. He says the South because when you’re born in Memphis, raised in Dallas, get your bachelor’s degree in Kentucky, and spend a lot of time in Atlanta — South is the only way to put it.
He received a BA in English at Western Kentucky University and while there studied with writers like Tom Hunley and Dale Rigby. He’s currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at Rutgers-Newark under the tutelage (do people still say tutelage?) of writers like Rigoberto Gonzalez, Rachel Hadas, and Tayari Jones.
If you would like to see some of his work, feel free to check out these online journals:
Posted by Danielle Meadows on October 23, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Did I tell you I loved this picture? Keep throwin’ down my friend.
Posted by Saeed on October 23, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Thanks, girl.
Posted by One Night Stanzas » Blog Archive » Books That Matter. on November 27, 2008 at 2:25 pm
[...] For Southern Boys Who Consider Poetry (When Soul Food Isn’t Enough), the blog of poet Saeed Jones. One of his recent posts was a list of Books that Matter, and he’s also posted some responses [...]
Posted by enreal on February 5, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Interesting Bio… lucky to have such great writers around you… like attracts like…
Posted by Justin H on April 29, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Saeed in da HOUZE
Posted by mluna418 on May 13, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Keeping working the glasses, the hair, and the pensive poses! They work for you.
Posted by Scavella on August 26, 2009 at 10:00 am
Found your blog through twitter – long story – search for Kwame Dawes. Nice work. I’m following.