John Yau is a poet who has been publishing reviews and essays on art and literature since 1978. He has authored and contributed to numerous monographs, including include Joe Brainard, Liu Xiaodong, Thomas Nozkowski, Wifredo Lam,Catherine Murphy, John Pai: Liquid Steel, Richard Artschwager: Into the Desert, A Thing Among Things: The Art of Jasper Johns, and Joan Mitchell: Works on Paper 1956–1992.  He was the recipient of the 2017 Jackson Prize in Poetry, and his recent books of poetry include Tell It Slant (2023) and Genghis Chan on Drums (2021). Since 2012, his weekly reviews have appeared in the online magazine, Hyperallergic Weekend. He received a 2019 Rabkin Prize for his art criticism and a 2024 American Book Award for his book of essays, Please Wait by the coatroom; Reconsidering Race and Identity in American Art. The exhibition, Disguise the Limit: John Yau’s Collaboration with Artists, curated by Stuart Horodner, is currently on tour. He is currently working on a number of books, including one recounting every movie he and John Ashbery saw or talked about.