Hanif Abdurraqib

Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. He is the author of the acclaimed essay collection They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us (2017). His poetry has been published in Muzzle, Vinyl, PEN American, and various other journals. His essays and music criticism has been published in The FADER, Pitchfork, The New York Times, and MTV News, where is a columnist. His first full length poetry collection, The Crown Ain't Worth Much, was published in 2016 by Button Poetry.
Find out more here: abdurraqib.com
Twitter: @NifMuhammad
Instagram: @nifmuhammad

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Available from Two Dollar Radio
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
"As powerful and touching as anything I’ve read this year, and Hanif Abdurraqib has emerged as the Ta-Nehisi Coates of popular culture. Pick any piece from They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us. I promise you — it will sting. Like all great art." 
—James Mann, The Big Takeover

Interviews
Listen:
Late Night Library interview with Hanif Abdurraqib | 3/22/2016
Hear Hanif Abdurraqib discuss his book of poetry The Crown Ain’t Worth Much, the poetry scene in the Midwest, and much much more.

The Poetry Gods Podcast interview with Hanif Abdurraqib | 3/28/2016
On this episode of The Poetry Gods, they talk to poet, essayist, and relentless Ohioan Hanif Abdurraqib aboutThe Revenant and why one would go on a date to go see The Passion Of The Christ, amongst other topics.

cbcradio's q podcast, hosted by Tom Power interview with Hanif Abdurraqib | 11/21/2017
In his new book of essays, They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, Abdurraqib writes about how music can link us together, how it can be a bright spot when you don't know where to turn, but also how being a fan and loving an artist can come with some complicated feelings. Abdurraqib joins Tom Power on today's show to discuss his new book. 

Word Carver podcast interview with Hanif Abdurraqib | 12/1/2017
Columbus native Hanif Abdurraqib talks about the themes running through his latest book, a collection of essays called They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us. Speaking with Word Carver host Cynthia Rosi, the two compare themes emerging in the essays with Abdurraquib’s previous volume of poetry The Crown Ain’t Worth Much. 

Read:
Q&A with Hanif Abdurraqib | 2/6/2017
We talk with Hanif Abdurraqib about his forthcoming collection They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, his eclectic taste in music, hometown of Columbus, Ohio, and our politically charged times. Read on.

Foreword Magazine interviews Hanif Abdurraqib | 11/16/2017
MUSIC AS MUSE, THE ESSAYIST ROCKS AND ROLLS: You don’t want to miss Abdurraqib talking about his approach to music criticism, essays, poetry, and life!

Cincinnati Magazine interviews Hanif Abdurraqib | 11/2017
Abdurraqib dives into how he feels about the Midwest and Ohio, growing up loving music that people told him was too stupid or too pop-y or too emo, and more!

Fanzine interviews Hanif Abdurraqib | 11/13/17 
MORE THAN LOVE & JOY: A CONVERSATION WITH HANIF ABDURRAQIB. Read on!

Pank Magazine interviews Hanif Abdurraqib | 12/8/2017 
The Personal, the Political, and the Musical: An Interview with Hanif Abdurraqib on They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us, by Mandy Shunnarah.

Watch:
Hanif Abdurraqib, 2015, performing the title poem from his book The Crown Ain't Worth Much (Button Poetry):

Hanif Abdurraqib being interviewed by Erin Anastasia on a Brooklyn rooftop, 2016: