Iain Haley Pollock, M.F.A.

Iain Haley Pollock is the author of the poetry collections Spit Back a Boy ²¹²Ô»å Ghost, Like a Place (2018). His poems have also appeared in many literary outlets, including African American Review, American Academy of Poets Poem-a-Day, American Poetry Review, The New York Times Magazine, PoetrySociety.org ²¹²Ô»å The Progressive. Outside of publishing poems, Pollock performs his work widely, from the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival to libraries and art centers; he curated the Rye Poetry Path, a public poetry installation in Rye, NY; he serves on the editorial board at Slapering Hol Press and Tiger Bark Press; and he edits the literary journal Inkwell.
- Poetry Workshop
- Topics in Grad Creative Writing: The Nature of Influence
- Topics in Grad Creative Writing: Formal Experimentation
B.A., English, Haverford College
M.F.A., Creative Writing, Syracuse University
Spit Back a Boy
2011, University of Georgia Press
Ghost, Like a Place
2018, Alice James Books
Cave Canem Fellowship
2006, 2008, 2009
Cave Canem Poetry Prize
2010
NAACP Image Award (nomination)
2019