National Poetry Series
1 appearances
Jos Charles
ジョス・チャールズ
Jos Charles
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Evangelical Christianity
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, translator, editor
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- Founding editor of Them (trans literary journal)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona | Graduate School of Fine Arts (MFA) | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
| University of California, Irvine | Humanities | English | — | — | United States |
University of Arizona
Graduate School of Fine Arts (MFA)
/ Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Earned an MFA in creative writing (exact year not specified)
University of California, Irvine
Humanities
/ English
Country:
United States
PhD candidate in English (enrolled)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | National Poetry Series | feeld | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| — | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | feeld | — | The Pulitzer Prizes | ファイナリスト（候補） |
| 2015 | Monique Wittig Writer's Scholarship | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Ruth Lilly & Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellowship | — | — | Poetry Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Lambda Literary Award (Transgender Poetry) | Safe Space | トランスジェンダー詩部門 | Lambda Literary | ファイナリスト（候補） |
| 2019 | Queerty Pride50 | — | — | Queerty | 選出（Pride50 記念選出） |
National Poetry Series
Work:
feeld
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Work:
feeld
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
ファイナリスト（候補）
Monique Wittig Writer's Scholarship
2015
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Ruth Lilly & Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellowship
2016
Organization:
Poetry Foundation
Result:
受賞
Lambda Literary Award (Transgender Poetry)
2016
Work:
Safe Space
Category:
トランスジェンダー詩部門
Organization:
Lambda Literary
Result:
ファイナリスト（候補）
Queerty Pride50
2019
Organization:
Queerty
Result:
選出（Pride50 記念選出）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Safe Space
2016 PoetryDebut collection of poems combining personal and political experiences; includes early notable works.
identityreligionmovement and belonging
feeld
2018 Poetry (experimental)An experimental collection that blends Middle English and textspeak to rethink pastoral traditions and express trans experience.
linguistic experimentationtransgender experiencepastoralism and nature
a Year & other poems
2022 PoetryA recent collection compiling poems that explore the passage of time and personal transformation.
timetransformationpersonal history
Bibliography
- Safe Space (2016)
- feeld (2018)
- a Year & other poems (US: 2022; UK: 2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- linguistically experimental poetryblend of Middle English and textspeakfragmentary and phonetic rhythms
- Recurring Motifs
- nature and pastoralismreligious imagery (evangelical childhood)identity and embodiment
Legacy
Recognized for innovative linguistic experiments as a transgender poet. Contributed to renewing pastoral traditions and expanding trans representation in contemporary poetry, influencing younger poets and queer literary communities.
In Popular Culture
- Named to Queerty's Pride50 (2019)
Trivia
- Founding editor of Them, one of the first trans literary journals in the United States.
- In feeld, uses an original vocabulary that blends Middle English and textspeak.
- feeld was chosen for the National Poetry Series and has been reported as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.