Jeremy Teddy Karn was born in Monrovia, Liberia. He earned his MFA in poetry at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he received Fellowships supporting his work. He is the recipient of the John C. Shupe Award in Poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. 

His chapbook, Miryam Magdalit, was selected by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani for inclusion in the New-Generation African Poets' Chapbook Boxset (APBF), 2021. He received the Stanley Awards International Fellowship (2024) at the University of Iowa. He is a 2024 Finalist for the Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize. 

His work has appeared and is forthcoming in several magazines and journals.  He is the co-founder of Pepper Coast Mag.

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