National Poetry Series
1 appearances
Jena Osman
ジェナ・オスマン
Jena Osman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Editor, University professor
- Active Years
- 1989-
- Affiliations
- Temple University (MFA Creative Writing)
- Influenced By
- Charles Reznikoff
- Influenced
- (no specific named individuals listed)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University at Buffalo (State University of New York) | — | — | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Brown University
Country:
United States
University at Buffalo (State University of New York)
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
United States
Ph.D. awarded (year unspecified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CLMP Firecracker Award | Motion Studies | — | Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) | 受賞 |
| 2009 | National Poetry Series | The Network | — | National Poetry Series | 選出（Winner） |
| 2006 | Pew Fellowships in the Arts | — | — | The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Barnard Women Poets Prize | — | — | Barnard College | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts (grant) | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 助成 |
| — | New York Foundation for the Arts (grant) | — | — | New York Foundation for the Arts | 助成 |
| — | The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (grant) | — | — | The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts | 助成 |
| — | Fund for Poetry (grant) | — | — | Fund for Poetry | 助成 |
CLMP Firecracker Award
2020
Work:
Motion Studies
Organization:
Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP)
Result:
受賞
National Poetry Series
2009
Work:
The Network
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
選出（Winner）
Pew Fellowships in the Arts
2006
Organization:
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Result:
受賞
Barnard Women Poets Prize
1998
Organization:
Barnard College
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts (grant)
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
助成
New York Foundation for the Arts (grant)
Organization:
New York Foundation for the Arts
Result:
助成
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (grant)
Organization:
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Result:
助成
Fund for Poetry (grant)
Organization:
Fund for Poetry
Result:
助成
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Very Large Array: Selected Poems
2023 PoetryA selected collection spanning over 30 years, gathering work from out-of-print books and journals.
retrospectivecollected poems
Motion Studies
2019 Poetry / essay-poemsConsists of three essay-poems connecting meditations on 19th-century science with commentary on contemporary technology.
history of sciencetechnology and societyobservation and description
Corporate Relations
2014 Poetry / documentary poeticsInspired by the 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC, structured around twelve Supreme Court cases that granted constitutional rights to corporations.
law and politicscorporate powerdocumentary poetics
Adaptations
- [Choral work] Sound From the Bench / Ted Hearne (作曲)
The Network
2010 PoetryAn experimental collection presenting fragmented, networked perspectives on community, publicity, and information circulation.
communityinformationpublicness
An Essay in Asterisks
2004 Poetry / experimentalA collection of experimental poems interrogating meaning through manipulation of language and annotation.
formal experimentationlanguage manipulation
The Character
1999 PoetryA poetry collection exploring relations of the individual, society, and language. Published by Beacon Press.
individualitylanguage and subjectivity
Jury
1996 PoetryContains poetic experiments themed around trials and judgment.
trialjudgment
Amblyopia
1993 PoetryA collection engaging themes of vision and perception. Published by Avenue B.
visionperception
Twelve Parts of Her
1989 PoetryAn early collection containing fragments and poems on bodily representation.
fragmentsbody
Bibliography
- A Very Large Array: Selected Poems (2023)
- Motion Studies (2019)
- Corporate Relations (2014)
- The Network (2010)
- An Essay in Asterisks (2004)
- The Character (1999)
- Jury (1996)
- Amblyopia (1993)
- Twelve Parts of Her (1989)
Adaptations
- Corporate Relations inspired composer Ted Hearne's choral piece "Sound From the Bench"
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental poetrydocumentary poeticshybrid essay-poems
- Recurring Motifs
- court records and rulingscorporate power and politicsscience and technologylanguage and documentation
Legacy
Jena Osman is recognized for combining documentary methods with experimental forms in contemporary poetry. Her use of court and public records has influenced peers and scholars, and she has taught and mentored writers for many years.
In Popular Culture
- Her poetry inspired works in other fields, such as a choral piece.
Quotes
-
Osman credits her time working on Chain as "central to [her] development as a poet."
Source: Temple News / Wikipedia article (2002)
Trivia
- Co-founded and edited the literary magazine Chain (1994–2005) with Juliana Spahr.
- Used actual court records as source material in her ongoing "Court Reports" project.
- Corporate Relations (Burning Deck) structured around Supreme Court cases and inspired a choral work.