Interview: Writer And Poet Saeed Jones On ‘How We Fight For Our Lives’
Interview: Writer And Poet Saeed Jones On ‘How We Fight For Our Lives’
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In his memoir, ‘How We Fight For Our Lives,’ poet and writer Saeed Jones gets vulnerable as he details his coming of age as black and gay in small-town Texas. The former BuzzFeed editor sat down with Sam Sanders to give a glimpse of the stories behind his book, including those of his mother and grandmother, and one where he faced violence during a sexual encounter with another man.