Richard Siken
Richard Siken | |
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| Born | February 15, 1967 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona (BA. MFA) |
Richard Siken (born February 15, 1967) is a North-American poet, painter, and filmmaker. He is the author of the collection Crush (Yale University Press, 2005), which won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition in 2004.[1] His second book of poems, War of the Foxes, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2015.
Early life and education
Siken was born in New York City.[2] He studied at and received a B.A. in psychology and later a Master of Fine Arts in poetry from the University of Arizona.[3]
Career
In 2001, Siken co-founded Spork Press, where he continues to work as an editor.
Siken received a Literature Fellowship in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts, and his book Crush was awarded the Lambda Literary Award for "Gay Men's Poetry" in 2005,[4] and the Thom Gunn Award from Publishing Triangle. The 1991 death of his boyfriend influenced his writing of the book.[5]
Siken's book War of the Foxes became a recipient of two residencies with the Lannan Residency Program, and a Lannan Literary Selection.[6]
Siken currently lives in Tucson, Arizona. On March 19, 2019, Siken reported on his Facebook that he had recently suffered a stroke. On December 4th, 2020, he published his first post-stroke poem, "Real Estate" on poets.org[7] after announcing it on his Facebook the day prior.[8]
Awards
Crush won the 2004 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize, selected by Louise Glück. It was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Thom Gunn Award.
Siken is also the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, two Arizona Commission on the Arts grants, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
- Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition, 2004, for Crush[1]
- National Book Critics Circle Award, 2005, finalist [9]
- Lambda Literary Award, 2006 [10]
- Thom Gunn Award, 2006 [11]
- Lannan Residency Program, Fall 2007[12]
- Lannan Residency Program, Spring 2014[13]
- Pushcart Prize
- Two Arizona Commission on the Arts grants
- National Endowment for the Arts fellowship
Bibliography
- Crush (Yale University Press, 2005) ISBN 9780300107210, OCLC 637026953
- War of the Foxes (Copper Canyon Press, 2015) ISBN 9781556594779, OCLC 990282587
References
- ^ a b "Richard Siken". Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Richard Siken - Western Illinois University". www.wiu.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ "Nerve-Wracked Love by Nell Casey". Poetry Foundation. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ "Previous Lammy Award Winners". Lambda Literary Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ Schuman, Joan (2006-04-13). "Poetry Personas: Three well-known writers reflect on new, contemporary work". Tucson Weekly.
- ^ Robinson, Shane. "Lannan Literary Program - Lannan Foundation". www.lannan.org. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ Siken, Richard. "Real Estate". poets.org. poets.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Siken, Richard. "Facebook". Facebook.
- ^ "National Book Critics Circle: awards". bookcritics.org. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ Cerna, Antonio Gonzalez (2005-04-09). "18th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ "Publishing Triangle". www.publishingtriangle.org. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ Diaz, Alex. "Richard Siken - Lannan Foundation". www.lannan.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ Diaz, Alex. "Richard Siken - Lannan Foundation". www.lannan.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
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