National Poetry Series
1 appearances
James Grinwis
ジェームズ・グリンウィス
James Grinwis
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer
- Active Years
- 2010-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent School | — | — | — | 1986-1990 | United States |
| Hamilton College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst — MFA Program for Poets & Writers | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
Kent School
Period:
1986-1990
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
United States
High school graduation (Kent School)
Hamilton College
Country:
United States
Attended before graduate school
University of Massachusetts Amherst — MFA Program for Poets & Writers
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
MFA program completed (exact year unknown)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | National Poetry Series selection | Exhibit of Forking Paths | — | National Poetry Series | 選出 |
National Poetry Series selection
2010
Work:
Exhibit of Forking Paths
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Exhibit of Forking Paths
2011 PoetryA signature poetry collection noted for its fragmentary, playful images and improvisatory feel. Critics praised poems as "fun, disjunctive, and seem improvisatory, while also sturdy."
Fragments of everyday lifeChains of imageryExperimental poetry
City From Nome
2011 PoetryA shorter collection of poems that also includes very short stories and compact imagistic pieces.
Polar/remote landscapesShort-form poetic experimentation
Bibliography
- City From Nome (National Poetry Review Press, 2011)
- Exhibit of Forking Paths (Coffee House Press, 2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fragmentary, improvisatory-feeling linesConstruction through piled images
- Recurring Motifs
- Layering of imagesDefamiliarization of everyday objects
Legacy
Recognized in contemporary American poetry circles; Exhibit of Forking Paths received positive critical attention and favorable reviews.
Archives
- Yale LUX collections (James Grinwis materials)
- BnF data (French National Library record)
Quotes
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The poems were praised as "fun, disjunctive, and seem improvisatory, while also sturdy."
Source: Publishers Weekly (review of Exhibit of Forking Paths) (2011)
Trivia
- Graduated from Kent School in 1990
- Best known for Exhibit of Forking Paths
- Work includes very short stories / flash-fiction-like poems