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Griffin Hansbury

グリフィン・ハンスベリー

Gurifin Hansubērī

Pen Names: Jeremiah MossPseudonym used for the blog Jeremiah's Vanishing New York

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1971-00-00 (Massachusetts)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Massachusetts (childhood) → New York City, East Village (since 1993)

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, psychoanalyst, social worker, social critic
Active Years
2000-2024
Influenced By
Frank O'Hara, J.D. Salinger

Education

New York University
Creative Writing Program
Degree: Master's degree
Country: United States

Awards

NYFA Fellowship
1999
Organization: New York Foundation for the Arts
Result: Fellowship
NYFA Fellowship
2005
Organization: New York Foundation for the Arts
Result: Fellowship

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Day for Night

2000 Poetry

Collection of poems from 1993-1999

New York life

The Nostalgist

2013 Fiction

Fictional look at post-9/11 life in New York City

NostalgiaPost-9/11

Vanishing New York

2017 Non-fiction

Critique of hyper-gentrification destroying New York

GentrificationVanishing New York

Feral City

2022 Non-fiction

Life in New York during COVID-19 pandemic, criticizing gentrification

PandemicGentrification

Bibliography

  • Day for Night: Poems, 1993-1999
  • The Nostalgist
  • Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul
  • Feral City
  • Some Strange Music Draws Me In

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Nostalgic styleUrban critiquePoetic expression
Recurring Motifs
GentrificationVanishing old New YorkLoss of everyday places

Health

  • Transgender
    1995年移行
    Transitioned to male in 1995

Legacy

Known for the blog Jeremiah's Vanishing New York, critiquing gentrification in New York City.

Trivia

  • Jeremiah Moss is a pseudonym revealed in 2017.
  • Grew up in Massachusetts and moved to New York City's East Village at age 22.
  • Has lived in a rent-controlled East Village apartment since the late 1990s.