Morgan Parker is a celebrated poet, essayist, and novelist known for her incisive and culturally relevant works. Her literary prowess has earned her a National Book Critics Circle Award for her poetry collection Magical Negro, as well as a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship and a Pushcart Prize. Hailed as "a dynamic craftsperson" of "considerable consequence to American poetry" by The New York Times, Parker's influence extends beyond the written word.

Her passion for writing is reflected in her diverse array of works, including the young adult novel Who Put This Song On?; poetry collections such as Other People's Comfort Keeps Me Up At Night, There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonc, and Magical Negro. Anticipation surrounds her debut book of nonfiction, You Get What You Pay For, slated for release in March 2024.

Parker's educational background is as impressive as her writing credentials. She received her Bachelors in Anthropology and Creative Writing from Columbia University and her MFA in Poetry from NYU. Her work has been widely disseminated, gracing various esteemed publications like The Paris Review, The New York Review of Books, and Best American Poetry. Parker's talents have even reached the Broadway stage and the music industry, with contributions to a Broadway playbill and two Common albums.

As a Cave Canem graduate fellow and a Writers Guild of America member, Parker continues to shape the landscape of American poetry and narrative. Her star sign, Sagittarius, shines through in her bold and expansive works. Currently, she resides in Los Angeles with her dog Shirley, continuing to impact the literary world with her remarkable voice and vision.