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Ishion Hutchinson

イシオン・ハチンソン

Ishion Hutchinson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1983-08-22 (Port Antonio, Jamaica)
Nationality
Jamaican
Languages
English
Residence History
Port Antonio, Jamaica → United States

Career

Occupations
Poet, Essayist, Professor
Active Years
2010-2024
Affiliations
Cornell University
Nominations
Griffin Poetry Prize 2023 finalist

Education

University of the West Indies
Degree: BA
Country: Jamaica
New York University
Degree: MFA
Country: United States
University of Utah
Country: United States
completed graduate studies

Awards

PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry
2011
Work: Far District
Organization: PEN America
Result: won
Larry Levis Prize
2011
Work: Far District
Organization: Academy of American Poets
Result: won
Whiting Award
2013
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: won
National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
2017
Work: House of Lords and Commons
Organization: National Book Critics Circle
Result: won
Windham–Campbell Literature Prize (Poetry)
2019
Organization: Yale University
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Far District

2010 Poetry collection

House of Lords and Commons

2016 Poetry collection

School of Instructions: A Poem

2023 Poetry collection

Bibliography

  • Far District
  • House of Lords and Commons
  • School of Instructions: A Poem