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Who is Saeed Jones?
Saeed Jones is a well-known American poet and writer. Saeed Jones’ first collection, Prelude to Bruise, was named a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for poetry in 2014. How We Fight for Our Lives, his second best-seller was awarded the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction in 2019. He was previously the LGBT editor and Culture editor at BuzzFeed.
Early Life and Childhood
Saeed Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States, on November 26, 1985. He has 36 years on the clock. Every year on November 26th, Jones celebrates his birthday.
Jones is of white ethnicity and has American nationality. Jones has not disclosed any information about his parents or siblings as of yet.
Education Details
Saeed Jones attended Western Kentucky University after finishing primary and secondary school.
Jones later earned an MFA at Rutgers University-Newark after graduating from Western Kentucky University.
Professional Career
Jones’ memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives, was published in 2019 by Simon & Schuster.
The memoir follows Jones as a young, black, gay man in Lewisville, Texas in the 1990s as he struggles to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, and within his own hopes, desires, and fears.
The book has received widespread acclaim. The tone and content of the book were described as “urgent, immediate, and matter-of-fact” by The New Yorker.
NPR named it a “outstanding memoir” with “elements that profoundly connect him to poetry” and to “many of us who grew up dreaming of a chance at upward social mobility”.
How We Fight for Our Lives won the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction in 2019 and will be nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in 2020.
Net Worth and Salary
Saeed Jones earns an annual salary of $80,122.
Jones has amassed a sizable fortune over the course of his career. Jones’ net worth is estimated to be $837,151.
Relationship Status
Saeed Jones prefers to keep his personal life private, so he has not disclosed any information about his marital status to the public. As a result, it is unknown whether Jones is single, dating, or married.
Body Measurements
He stands taller than average. Jones is 5 feet 10 inches tall (Approx. 1.75 m).
Social Media
His Instagram handle is @theferocity.
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Trivia
- Jones was born on November 26, 1985, in Memphis, Tennessee
- He is a poet and writer whose first collection, Prelude to Bruise, was named a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for poetry in 2014.
- How We Fight for Our Lives, his second best-seller was awarded the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction in 2019.
- He was previously the LGBT editor and Culture editor at BuzzFeed.
- Jones’ net worth is estimated to be $837,151.
