30 Under 30: Morgan Parker, Poet

An unwillingness to budge is a good way to put your stamp on the world, and Morgan Parker has managed to do so with a passionate, uncompromising voice that examines black femininity in our current American culture. Her poetry has appeared in some of the usual places poems do (Poetry Magazine, The Paris Review, Tin House) and some in more surprising venues (BuzzFeed and Lenny Letter). That’s a testament to how her work speaks to readers who might not seek out sparse verses, but nevertheless