Born in 1966 in Gulfport, Mississippi, Natasha Trethewey is an American poet, former United State Poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner. The daughter of Eric Trethewey, a White Canadian English professor, and Gwendolyn Ann Turnbough, an African American social worker, much of Trethewey’s work is inspired by her biracial identity and experiences growing up in… Continue reading Lesson from a Korean Poet in Seoul: Natasha Trethewey’s 2009 Trip to South Korea