Hayan Charara is the author of three poetry books, most recently Something Sinister, winner of the Arab American Book Award. He is also co-editor and series founder of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize. His children’s book, The Three Lucys, received the New Voices Award Honor. He teaches at the University of Houston.
A statue of a young Carver at the George Washington Carver National Monument. photo: jinx!/flickr
Hayan Charara, a poet, editor, essayist, and children’s book author, nominated Marilyn Nelson for…