Justin Phillip Reed is an American poet, novelist, and essayist, best known for his National Book Award-winning debut poetry collection Indecency.
[1] His work often deals with what it means to be a queer black man in America.
[2] Reed's first full-length book of poetry, Indecency, deals with black identity and sexuality.
[4] Francine J. Harris, Nina Simone, Deftones, and Khadijah Queen were among the people who inspired Reed to write the book.
[5] Indecency won the National Book Award in Poetry in 2018.