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# saeed jones

(1985)   Poet

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saeed jones is a poet.

## Quick Facts About saeed jones

Born November 26, 1985

Profession Poet

## About saeed jones

American poet... \| Saeed Jones is an American writer and poet. His debut collection Prelude to Bruise was named a 2014 finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry. His second book, a memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives won the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction in 2019.

##  Quotes by saeed jones

> [“I’ve lined my throat with the river bottom’s best silt, allowed my fingers to shrivel and be taken for crawfish. I’ve laced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saeed-jones/i-ve-lined-my-throat-with-the-river-bottom-s-best-silt-allowed-my/)

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> [“It's just too easy for a gay black man to drown amid the names of dead black gay men.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saeed-jones/it-s-just-too-easy-for-a-gay-black-man-to-drown-amid-the-names-of/)

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