Deshawn McKinney is a writer proudly reppin the northside of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His work is steeped in hip-hop and is a means of
exploring liberation and the delicate balance of existence. He holds a
Master in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and
Political Science and a Master in Creative Writing - Poetry from the
University of East Anglia. Deshawn's poetry appears or is forthcoming
in the 2019 UEA MA Poetry Anthology, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, and
on Lolwe.