James Laughlin Award
1 appearances
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Edition 57 (2010) Winner
Michael Dickman
マイケル・ディックマン
Maikeru Dikkuman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-08-20 （Portland, Oregon, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Portland, Oregon, U.S. → Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. (teaching at Princeton University)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, University teacher
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- Princeton University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Salle Catholic College Preparatory | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Portland State University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of San Francisco | — | — | — | — | United States |
| The James A. Michener Center for Writers (University of Texas) | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Princeton University (Alfred Hodder Fellowship) | — | — | — | 2009 | United States |
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Country:
United States
High school (graduated)
Portland State University
Country:
United States
Attended (details unknown)
University of San Francisco
Country:
United States
Attended (details unknown)
The James A. Michener Center for Writers (University of Texas)
Country:
United States
Received a fellowship
Princeton University (Alfred Hodder Fellowship)
Period:
2009
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
United States
Alfred Hodder Fellow in 2009
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Narrative Prize | Returning to Church | — | Narrative Magazine | 受賞 |
| 2010 | James Laughlin Award | Flies | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
Narrative Prize
2008
Work:
Returning to Church
Organization:
Narrative Magazine
Result:
受賞
James Laughlin Award
2010
Work:
Flies
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The End of the West
2009 Poetry collectionHis first collection, containing poems that address urban life, family, and movement.
urban lifefamilyidentity
Flies
2011 Poetry collectionA collection noted for its dark, sharp imagery and rhythmic language; winner of the 2010 James Laughlin Award.
lossmemoryviolence
50 American Plays: Poems
2012 Poetry collection (co-authored)Co-authored with his twin brother Matthew Dickman; a collection that incorporates American cultural and theatrical imagery.
twinsAmerican culturetheatricality
Green Migraine
2016 Poetry collectionA mid-career collection that links personal memory with nature and bodily sensation.
memorynaturethe body
Days & Days
2019 Poetry collectionA recent collection that meditates on everyday life and the repetition of time.
everyday lifetimerepetition
Bibliography
- The End of the West (2009)
- Flies (2011)
- 50 American Plays: Poems (co-authored with Matthew Dickman) (2012)
- Green Migraine (2016)
- Days & Days (2019)
Adaptations
- Appeared in the film 'Minority Report' (2002) as one of the precog twins
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- conversational and forthright voiceimage-driven condensed linesuse of rhythm and repetition
- Recurring Motifs
- twins and familyurban landscapesmemory and losschurch and religious imagery
Legacy
Michael Dickman is recognized as a notable voice in contemporary American poetry through his collections and magazine publications. His collaborations with his twin Matthew and fellowships (including at Princeton) are notable; however, a 2020 controversy over a poem has also affected aspects of his reception.
In Popular Culture
- Appearance in the film 'Minority Report' (2002)
- Profiled in The New Yorker (2009)
Trivia
- His twin brother is poet Matthew Dickman.
- Appeared in the film Minority Report (2002) as one of the precog twins.
- Served as an Alfred Hodder Fellow at Princeton University in 2009.
- Won the Narrative Prize from Narrative Magazine in 2008.
- Won the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets in 2010 for the collection Flies.
- In 2020 a poem he published was criticized for racist language, leading to controversy and the resignation of an editor.