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Professor and Poet Terrance Hayes Reflects on his MacArthur Genius Grant

Published September 19, 2014 at 3:59 PM EDT

The MacArthur Genius Grants were announced this week. University of Pittsburgh Writing Professor and Poet Terrance Hayes was among the twenty-one recipients. He speaks with WESA Morning Edition host Josh Raulerson.

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