[bctt tweet=”Unlike many winners, Hayes said he is not interested in using the prize money…”]“And finally, what about the MacArthur? How has life changed for him since?
Unlike many winners, Hayes said he is not interested in using the prize money to take time off from teaching, but instead is considering donating it once he has been paid the final sum. He met a MacArthur fellow several years back who was a painter and had donated much of his winnings to a school, and Hayes found his contribution inspiring. He has several years to figure out what to do with it before he is paid in full, but in the meantime, Hayes is looking forward to the attention dying down.”
#MacFellow Terrance Hayes on poetry, teaching, more: https://t.co/59zq1Yl392 via @PittTweet pic.twitter.com/Za148syGUk
— MacArthur Foundation (@macfound) December 10, 2015
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