National Poetry Series
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David Groff
デイビッド・グロフ
David Groff
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Iowa City, Iowa → New Jersey (residence/working) → New York, NY
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, independent editor, instructor
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- Rob Weisbach Creative Management (agency), Crown Publishing (former editor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa | — | Creative Writing | MFA, MA | — | United States |
University of Iowa
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA, MA
Country:
United States
Completed MFA program and holds an MA; studied in the creative writing program.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Louise Bogan Award | Clay | — | Lambda Literary Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2001 | National Poetry Series | Theory of Devolution | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
Louise Bogan Award
2012
Work:
Clay
Organization:
Lambda Literary Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Poetry Series
2001
Work:
Theory of Devolution
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Theory of Devolution
2002 PoetryA collection of poems exploring personal memory, identity, and relationships; addresses themes of loss and belonging.
identitymemorylossrelationships
Clay
2011 PoetryA candid collection of poems that includes observations on gender, sexual identity, and urban life.
sexual identityurban lifeintimacy
Bibliography
- Theory of Devolution. University of Illinois Press. 2002.
- The Crisis of Desire: AIDS and the Fate of Gay Brotherhood (with Robin Hardy). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1999.
- An American Family (with Michael Galluccio & Jon Galluccio). Macmillan. 2002.
- Out Facts: Just About Everything You Need to Know About Gay and Lesbian Life. Universe Publishing. 1997.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- frank, personal voiceimagistic metaphorslyrical with social contextual awareness
- Recurring Motifs
- gay identityfamily/brotherhooddeath and lossurban life
Legacy
David Groff is known as a poet and editor whose candid work on gay identity and belonging, together with his editorial career and teaching, has influenced LGBT literary circles and contemporary poetry.
Trivia
- Won the Lambda Literary Foundation's Louise Bogan Award in 2012.
- Worked as an editor at Crown Publishing for twelve years.
- Is openly gay.