Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Born1974 (age 50–51)
NationalityAmerican
EducationOhio State University (BA, MFA)
Occupation(s)Poet, author, professor

Aimee Nezhukumatathil (/ˈmi nəˌzukuməˈtɒtɪl/;[1] Malayalam: നേഴുകുമറ്റത്തിൽ; Malayalam: [n̪eɻukuməʈət̪ʰil]; born in 1974 in Chicago, Illinois[2]) is an American poet and essayist. She currently serves as poetry editor of Sierra Magazine and as professor of English in the University of Mississippi's MFA program, where she previously was the John and Renee Grisham Writer-in-Residence in 2016-17. She has also taught at the Kundiman Retreat for Asian American writers.[3] Nezhukumatathil draws upon her Filipina and Malayali Indian background to give her perspective on love, loss, and land. She lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with her husband, Dustin Parsons, and their two sons.

  1. ^ Nezhukumatathil, Aimee (2016-09-01). Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Letter to the Northern Lights". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  2. ^ "Aimee Nezhukumatathil". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. ^ "Tupelo Press > Author Page > Nezhukumatathil". Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved Aug 29, 2019.

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