Jeremy Teddy Karn

Poet

Houston, TX
Texas US
Email: 
jkarn209@gmail.com
Website: 
jeremyteddykarn.com

Author's Bio

Jeremy Teddy Karn was born in Monrovia, Liberia. He earned his MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he received fellowships to support his work. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Houston. His work has appeared in several magazines and journals and is forthcoming in others. He is the co-founder of Pepper Coast Mag.

Education: 
University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop MFA

Publications & Prizes

Prizes won: 
  • Recipient : The John C. Shupe Award in Poetry   

Iowa Writers’ Workshop, 2025

  • Finalist : The Evaristo Prize for African Poetry

African Poetry Book Fund

  • Finalist : Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize, 2024

Two Sylvias Press

  • Recipient : Stanley Awards Fellow for International Research   

The University of Iowa, 2024

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Chris Abani, Romeo Oriogun, Charles Wright, Jane Mead, Elizabeth Willis, Jane Hirshfield, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Yusef Komunyakaa, Jessica Laser and others.
What I'm reading now: 
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Black
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Monrovia, MS
Liberia
Montserrado
Raised in: 
Monrovia, MS
Liberia
Montserrado
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Last update: Aug 21, 2025