Derrick Harriell

Professor
English

Derrick Harriell is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He's the former Ottilie Schillig Associate Professor of English and African American Studies at the University of Mississippi.

Education

  • PhD. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2012)
  • MFA. Chicago State University (2006)
  • BA. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2003)

Publications

  • Come Kingdom (LSU Press, 2022)
  • Stripper in Wonderland (LSU Press, 2017)
  • Ropes (Willow Books, 2013)
  • Cotton (Willow Books, 2010)

Teaching interests

Poetry, Blues poetry and Blues literature, African American Literature