Walt Whitman Award
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2012) Winner
Matt Rasmussen
マット・ラスムセン
Matto Rasumusen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- International Falls, Minnesota
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- International Falls, Minnesota
Career
- Occupations
- poet, founder of poetry publishing house
- Active Years
- 2006-2024
- Affiliations
- Birds LLC, Gustavus Adolphus College
- Nominations
- National Book Award for Poetry Finalist 2013
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavus Adolphus College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Emerson College | — | — | — | — | United States |
Gustavus Adolphus College
Country:
United States
teaches there
Emerson College
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Walt Whitman Award | Black Aperture | 詩 | Academy of American Poets | winner |
| 2013 | National Book Award | Black Aperture | 詩部門 | National Book Foundation | ファイナリスト |
| 2014 | Minnesota Book Awards | Black Aperture | — | Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library | winner |
Walt Whitman Award
2012
Work:
Black Aperture
Category:
詩
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
winner
National Book Award
2013
Work:
Black Aperture
Category:
詩部門
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
ファイナリスト
Minnesota Book Awards
2014
Work:
Black Aperture
Organization:
Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fingergun
2006 poetry chapbookBlack Aperture
2013 poetryprimarily concerned with his brother's suicide
brother's suicidelossgrief
Bibliography
- Fingergun (2006)
- Black Aperture (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- personal poetry concerned with brother's suicide
- Recurring Motifs
- suicideloss
Legacy
American poet. His first book Black Aperture was a 2013 National Book Award finalist, 2014 Minnesota Book Awards winner, and recipient of the 2012 Walt Whitman Award.
Trivia
- Founder of poetry publishing house Birds LLC.