Hanif Abdurraqib
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Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic. \\xa0Abdurraqib\\u2019s writing fuses cultural commentary
\\nwith intimate poetic language.\\xa0 His subjects \\u2013 everything from A Tribe Called Quest to his own childhood in Columbus, Ohio, Bruce Springsteen to Muhammad Ali. \\xa0Abdurraqib\\u2019s latest collection is\\xa0\\u201cA Fortune for Your Disaster\\u201d,\\xa0which wrestles with histories both personal and shared, the process of rebuilding after
\\nheartbreak, and the people and things that helped us heal. On May 29, 2020, just as protests were breaking out across the country after the death of George Floyd, Hanif Abdurraqib spoke via videoconference with the journalist and music critic Jeff Chang. \\xa0