A surrealist blues poet haunted by the 1960’s black arts movement.

Donte collins poems. Featuring at honey in minneapolis. Of the 2023 new voices contest first place winner, the judge josé olivarez states, “donte collins’s poem small & personal has a magnetic voice. Named the inaugural youth poet laureate of saint paul,.

Donte collins received the 2016 aliki perroti and seth frank most promising young poet award for. I get to be braver in a poem. from a young age, donte collins felt empowerment through words. A student at augsburg college and author of autopsy (button poetry, 2017), collins received the 2016 aliki perroti and.

I am alive by luck at this point. Donte collins was born on may 4, 1996, in chicago heights, illinois. Poetry allows me to move beyond what would otherwise weigh me down.

I’m learning how important it is to make poetry and “everyday,” every day thing. “to be queer and black is to walk out of the closet into a casket.” don’t miss this remarkable poem from donte collins, featuring at his. Congratulations to the talented poet donte collins, winner of the 2023 new voices contest!

The 2016 most promising young poet, awarded by. The entire frontier team offers a sincere thanks to everyone who submitted. The 2016 most promising young.

Donte collins, author of the forthcoming chapbook autopsy, the 2016 most promising young poet award recipient by the academy of american. Named the inaugural youth poet laureate of saint paul, they are the recipient of the 2018 mcknight artist fellowship for spoken. Lately, when asked how are you, i.