Columbia, SC native, Poet Terrance Hayes is the winner of one of the most prestigious grants from the MacArthur Foundation.  Terrance’s art takes hip-hop and breeds it with his southern upbringing.  Hayes has published several volumes of poetry that address the family, race and gender.

Terrence Hayes is a professor of writing at the University of Pittsburg and as the recipient of the “Genius Grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, he has been recognized as an individual who has created transformative, creative work, along with a record of achievement in his field.  The winner of these grants receive $625,000 – no strings attached.

Hayes received his bachelor’s degree from Coker College in South Carolina and has his Master’s in Fine Art’s from the University of Pittsburgh.

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