He is also the current poetry editor for The New York Times. Hayes is currently on faculty at University of Pittsburgh, but on leave to serve as Distinguished Writer in Residence for the New York University Graduate Creative Writing Program. Hayes is the author of several award-winning books of poetry, including Lighthead, Wind in a Box, Hip Logic, and Muscular Music. As you read the interview, you may notice an emphasis on the way Hayes uses poetry to ask questions and explore the world and his feelings, and a distinct pleasure in the way poetry provides an element of surprise to both the reader and the writer. He talks about his current projects and how they connect, both to him personally, as well as to the larger poetry cosmos and the political climate today. In this interview, poet Terrance Hayes discusses form, identity, and his engagement with audience and readers. Telephone Interview by Ann van Buren, September 15, 2017
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