Grace MacNair is a poet, teacher, and healthcare professional. Born and raised in the mountains of NC, she currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. She holds a BA from UNC Chapel Hill and an MFA from Hunter College where she taught creative writing. Grace frequently teaches poetry online through The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, NC. She has received a Monson Arts Residency and Fellowship, a Carolyn Moore Writing Residency, a Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Residency, and support from Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference, Brooklyn Poets, and Hunter College. Grace was selected by Yona Harvey as the winner of Radar Poetry‘s 2021 Coniston Prize and by Safia Elhillo as the winner of Palette Poetry‘s 2022 Emerging Poet Prize.
Chapbooks: Even As They Curse Us (Inch #52)