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Jamal Michel
Jamal’s writing spans multiple genres beyond poetry, which includes politics, digital media, and video game culture. His creative work has been published in the minnesota review, North Carolina Literary Review, and Apogee Journal, to name a few. His culture writing has been featured in The New York Times, Mother Jones, and NPR, which are informed by his Afro-Caribbean roots, as well as race, family, love, and play.