Zito Madu is a writer who was born in Nigeria and moved to the United States in the late '90s. He has been a Detroit native since, while spending time in different cities around the world. He was a staff writer at the sports website SB Nation of Vox Media and is a contributor at GQ and Plough Quarterly. His work has appeared in many other publications, both online and in print. He is a lover of poetry and philosophy.