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Meet Saeed Jones, a renowned writer and speaker who shapes conversations on identity, resilience, and community through poetry and memoir. Born in Memphis on November 26, 1985, Jones grew up in Lewisville, Texas, and now shapes public discourse from Columbus, Ohio, and beyond. A category-defying voice in contemporary literature, Jones has authored poetry collections such as Prelude to Bruise and Alive at the End of the World, and the memoir How We Fight for Our Lives, which earned the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction and the 2020 Lambda Literary Award.