Gregory Pardlo

About the Author

Gregory Pardlo is an acclaimed poet, scholar, and essayist whose work explores the intersections of race, identity, and the American landscape with profound insight and lyrical grace. A Pulitzer Prize winner for his collection Digest, Pardlo's writing draws from personal and cultural histories to illuminate the complexities of Black experience in the United States. As an editor and anthologist, he has championed diverse voices in literature, notably curating Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry, which reclaims the natural world as a vital space for African American expression. His essays and poems appear in prestigious journals, and he teaches creative writing at Rutgers University-Camden, inspiring a new generation of writers to engage boldly with their narratives.