National Poetry Series
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Oni Buchanan
オニ・ブキャナン
Oni Buchanan
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1975-03-09 （Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States → Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Career
- Occupations
- poet, concert pianist, founder and director of a classical music management company
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Influenced By
- Russell Sherman, Stephen Drury, Daniel Mark Epstein, Patricia Zander, Uriel Tsachor, Mimi Tung
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia | — | — | — | — | United States |
| New England Conservatory of Music | Faculty of Music | Piano performance | Master's (ピアノ演奏) | — | United States |
| University of Iowa (Writers' Workshop) | — | Writers' Workshop (Poetry) | M.F.A.（詩） | — | United States |
University of Virginia
Country:
United States
Undergraduate study (details not specified)
New England Conservatory of Music
Faculty of Music
/ Piano performance
Degree:
Master's (ピアノ演奏)
Country:
United States
Master's degree in piano performance (year not specified)
University of Iowa (Writers' Workshop)
Writers' Workshop (Poetry)
Degree:
M.F.A.（詩）
Country:
United States
M.F.A. in poetry (year not specified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | National Poetry Series | Spring | — | National Poetry Series | winner |
National Poetry Series
2007
Work:
Spring
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
What Animal
2003 Poetry collectionDebut poetry collection exploring language, the body, and animality.
animalitythe bodylanguage
Spring
2008 Poetry collectionAn experimental collection emphasizing sound and harmony; the final section, "The Mandrake Vehicles," is noted as a large-scale kinetic/flash poem.
musicalitynaturespiritual experiencelayers of language
Adaptations
- [electronic poem/animation (Flash)] The Mandrake Vehicles (2008)
Must a Violence
2012 Poetry collectionA collection that examines violence and relationships through multiple voices and fragments.
violencerelationshipsfragmentation
Time Being
2020 Poetry collectionA recent collection focusing on temporality and being.
timebeingmemory
Bibliography
- What Animal
- Spring
- Must a Violence
- Time Being
Adaptations
- The Mandrake Vehicles (electronic poem, included in Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 2)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- sonic and musical poeticsexperimental and interdisciplinary approachexploration of the materiality of language
- Recurring Motifs
- soundnaturelayered textsthe body
Legacy
A writer and performer who pursues the fusion of sound and text. Noted in electronic literature and regarded as a representative of sonic experimentation in contemporary poetry.
Quotes
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"Oni Buchanan's 'Spring' is an exercise in language as vessel for spiritual experience, and she emphasizes sound over syntax."
Source: VERSE: NEW! (review) (2009)
Trivia
- Also active as a pianist; has released three solo piano CDs on Velvet Ear Records.
- Often programs interdisciplinary concerts that combine poetry and music.
- "The Mandrake Vehicles," a large-scale kinetic poem, is included in the Electronic Literature Collection.