American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1994) Winner
Nicole Blackman
ニコール・ブラックマン
Nicole Blackman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1971-11-30 （New York City）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City (born) → Birmingham, England (residency/performances) → Pittsburgh (performances) → Santa Monica (appearances/radio)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Spoken word performer, Performance artist, Poet, Vocalist, Voice-over performer
- Active Years
- 1994-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University | — | — | — | 1990-1994 | United States |
Boston University
Period:
1990-1994
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
United States
Referenced in BU alumni notes. Specific degree information not confirmed.
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Blood Sugar
2002 Short story / chapbook collectionA collection that gathers her earlier chapbooks (Pretty, Sweet, Nice). Contains elements of goth and transgressive literature.
GothTransgressiveFemale experienceUrban loneliness
Pretty
Chapbook (poetry)One of the early self-published chapbooks. Currently out of print.
PhysicalityDamage and healing
Bloodwork (performance)
2000 Performance artA performance piece presented at The Kitchen/NYC. Featured shocking blood-related actions and direct audience interaction.
PhysicalityBoundary with audienceShock and intervention
Courtesan Tales (performance)
2003 Performance art / One-person-audience storytellingA work in which a blindfolded single audience member is whispered a five-minute story. Performed at PS122, Andy Warhol Museum and the Fierce Festival.
IntimacyImprovisational storytellingIndividual experience
Harm's Way (multimedia performance)
Multimedia performanceA multimedia piece based on an email diary of working at Ground Zero. Presented as a work in progress.
TraumaMemoryUrban loss
Bibliography
- Pretty (chapbook)
- Sweet (chapbook)
- Nice (chapbook)
- Blood Sugar (2002)
- Bloodwork (performance, 2000)
- Courtesan Tales (performance)
- Harm's Way (multimedia work)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Spoken wordFragmentary, performance-oriented, self-referential styleGothic and transgressive expression
- Recurring Motifs
- Intersection of violence and intimacyUrban isolationPhysicality and damageSecrets and exposure
Legacy
Nicole Blackman is known as a writer and performer at the intersection of spoken word and goth/transgressive literature since the 1990s. Her theatrical experiments and radio/music collaborations have influenced performance-oriented poetic expression.
Trivia
- Her three self-published chapbooks (Pretty, Sweet, Nice) were later collected as Blood Sugar.
- She refers to her style of spoken word as 'broken word.'
- Performed spoken word at Lollapalooza in 1994.