National Poetry Series
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2015) Winner
Joshua Bennett
ジョシュア・ベネット
Joshua Bennett
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- :null
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Professor, Artist
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | — | English and Africana Studies | B.A. | 2006-2010 | United States |
| University of Warwick | — | Theatre and Performance Studies | M.A. | 2010-2011 | United Kingdom |
| Princeton University | — | English | Ph.D. | 2011-2016 | United States |
University of Pennsylvania
English and Africana Studies
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
2006-2010
Year of Graduation:
2010
Country:
United States
University of Warwick
Theatre and Performance Studies
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
2010-2011
Year of Graduation:
2011
Country:
United Kingdom
Marshall Scholar
Princeton University
English
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
2011-2016
Year of Graduation:
2016
Country:
United States
M.A. 2013
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | American Literature | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Whiting Award | — | Poetry and Nonfiction | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2017 | NEA Literature Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 2015 | National Poetry Series | The Sobbing School | — | — | 選出 |
| 2011 | Marshall Scholarship | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2021 | William Sanders Scarborough Prize | Being Property Once Myself | — | Modern Language Association | 受賞 |
Guggenheim Fellowship
2021
Category:
American Literature
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Whiting Award
2021
Category:
Poetry and Nonfiction
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
NEA Literature Fellowship
2017
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
National Poetry Series
2015
Work:
The Sobbing School
Result:
選出
Marshall Scholarship
2011
Result:
受賞
William Sanders Scarborough Prize
2021
Work:
Being Property Once Myself
Organization:
Modern Language Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2021) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Sobbing School
2016 PoetryA scintillating debut poetry collection exploring African American experiences, questioning black suffering without reducing to elegy.
African American lifeFamilyIdentity
Being Property Once Myself
2020 Literary CriticismIntense reevaluation of black literature and Western thought on blackness and animality.
BlacknessAnimality studies
Owed
2020 PoetryRhapsodic poetry collection on praise, debt, and everyday Black experience in the U.S.
PraiseDebtBlack culture
The Study of Human Life
2022 NonfictionSpoken Word: A Cultural History
2023 Cultural HistoryCultural history of spoken word.
Bibliography
- The Sobbing School (2016)
- Being Property Once Myself (2020)
- Owed (2020)
- The Study of Human Life (2022)
- Spoken Word: A Cultural History (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RhapsodicRigorousPerformative
- Recurring Motifs
- FamilyBlack experiencePlasticity of identity
Legacy
Influential poet, critic, and professor specializing in 20th-21st century African American literature, animality studies, affect theory, black poetics, and environmental studies.
In Popular Culture
- Featured in HBO documentary Brave New Voices
- Performed at White House Evening of Poetry and Music
Quotes
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America Will Be
Source: The Nation (2018)
Trivia
- Writes 'Dad Poems' capturing anxiety and joy of fatherhood during pandemic.