National Poetry Series
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2007) Winner
Joe Bonomo
ジョー・ボノモ
Joe Bonomo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Wheaton, Maryland, U.S.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- DeKalb, Illinois, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- essayist, music writer, university professor
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- Northern Illinois University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Ohio University | — | — | MA, PhD | — | United States |
University of Maryland
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Ohio University
Degree:
MA, PhD
Country:
United States
MA and PhD (years not specified in source)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Illinois Arts Council Fellowship | — | — | Illinois Arts Council | 受賞 |
| — | Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction (Northern Illinois University) | — | — | Northern Illinois University | 受賞 |
| 2008 | National Poetry Series | Installations | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| — | Orphan Press Creative Nonfiction Book Award | — | — | Orphan Press | 受賞 |
Illinois Arts Council Fellowship
Organization:
Illinois Arts Council
Result:
受賞
Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction (Northern Illinois University)
Organization:
Northern Illinois University
Result:
受賞
National Poetry Series
2008
Work:
Installations
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Orphan Press Creative Nonfiction Book Award
Organization:
Orphan Press
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Play This Book Loud: Noisy Essays
2025 essaysA noisy, personal essay collection exploring memory and experience through music, culture, and recollection.
musicmemorypersonal recollection
No Place I Would Rather Be: Roger Angell and a Life in Baseball Writing
2019 biography / essays on cultural writingA biographical essay about Roger Angell and the world of baseball writing, combining recollection and analysis of his life and work.
baseballjournalismbiography
Field Recordings from the Inside
2017 essaysAn essay collection likened to field recordings from the inside, weaving personal experience with cultural observation.
personal memorycultural criticism
This Must Be Where My Obsession with Infinity Began
2013 essaysAn essay collection exploring the origins of an obsession with infinity, mixing personal themes with poetic fragments.
infinityrecollectionpoetic meditation
Conversations with Greil Marcus
2012 interviews / literary conversationsA collection of interviews with Greil Marcus, featuring deep conversations about music, culture, and criticism.
interviewmusic criticism
AC/DC's Highway to Hell
2010 music criticism (33 1/3 series)A music-criticism book on AC/DC's album 'Highway to Hell', exploring its background and influence.
rockalbum analysis
Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found
2009 music biographyA biographical examination of Jerry Lee Lewis's life and music, attempting discovery and reevaluation of the figure.
rock and rollbiography
Translations
- Translated into French
Installations
2008 poetry (prose poems)A National Poetry Series–selected book of prose poems.
poetryformal experimentation
Sweat: The Story of The Fleshtones, America's Garage Band
2007 music history / band biographyA reportage-style history of American garage band The Fleshtones. Translated and published in French.
garage rockband history
Translations
- French translation: 'The Fleshtones: Histoire d'un Groupe de Garage Américain'
Bibliography
- Play This Book Loud: Noisy Essays (2025)
- No Place I Would Rather Be: Roger Angell and a Life in Baseball Writing (2019)
- Field Recordings from the Inside (2017)
- This Must Be Where My Obsession with Infinity Began (2013)
- Conversations with Greil Marcus (2012)
- AC/DC's Highway to Hell (2010)
- Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found (2009)
- Installations (2008)
- Sweat: The Story of The Fleshtones, America's Garage Band (2007)
Translations of Works
- Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found — translated into French
- Sweat: The Story of The Fleshtones — French translation 'The Fleshtones: Histoire d'un Groupe de Garage Américain'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- personal, observational essayscritically informed prose reflecting deep interest in musicprose-poem–like, incorporating poetic fragments
- Recurring Motifs
- music and American culturerecollection and memoryre-evaluation of artists
Legacy
Joe Bonomo is known for insightful essays on music and culture as both a writer and educator; his work is respected in academic and literary circles, translated into other languages, and referenced in music history and criticism.
Trivia
- Has taught creative nonfiction and literature at Northern Illinois University since 1995.
- Married to poet and translator Amy Newman; resides in DeKalb, Illinois.
- Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found and Sweat have been translated into French.
- Installations was selected by the National Poetry Series.