PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2014) Winner
Roger William Reeves
ロジャー・ウィリアム・リーブス
Roger Reeves
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1980-01-01 （New Jersey, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Southern New Jersey, U.S. (born/raised) → Chicago, IL (taught at University of Illinois Chicago) → Austin, Texas (teaches at University of Texas at Austin)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor, Essayist
- Active Years
- 2008-
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Chicago, University of Texas at Austin, Princeton University (Hodder Fellow)
- Nominations
- Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (King Me) - Finalist, Hurston/Wright Legacy Award - Nominee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehouse College | — | English | BA | — | United States |
| Texas A&M University | — | English | MA | — | United States |
| Michener Center for Creative Writing, University of Texas at Austin | — | Creative Writing (Poetry) | MFA | — | United States |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | English/Creative Writing | PhD | — | United States |
Morehouse College
English
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Texas A&M University
English
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Michener Center for Creative Writing, University of Texas at Austin
Creative Writing (Poetry)
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
University of Texas at Austin
English/Creative Writing
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Pushcart Prize | "The Field Museum" | — | Pushcart Press | Winner |
| 2015 | Whiting Award | — | Poetry | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 2013 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | Winner |
| 2008 | Ruth Lilly Fellowship | — | — | Poetry Foundation | Winner |
| 2014 | Hodder Fellowship | — | — | Princeton University | Fellowship (2014–2015) |
| 2021 | Suzanne Young Murray Fellowship | — | — | Harvard Radcliffe Institute | Fellowship |
| 2023 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Fellowship |
| 2023 | Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award | Best Barbarian | Poetry | Claremont Graduate University | Winner |
| 2023 | Griffin Poetry Prize | Best Barbarian | — | Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry | Winner |
| 2022 | National Book Award (Finalist) | Best Barbarian | Poetry | National Book Foundation | Finalist |
| 2013 | Library Journal: Best Poetry Book of 2013 (selected) | King Me | Poetry | Library Journal | Selected |
Pushcart Prize
2013
Work:
"The Field Museum"
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
Winner
Whiting Award
2015
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
2013
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
Winner
Ruth Lilly Fellowship
2008
Organization:
Poetry Foundation
Result:
Winner
Hodder Fellowship
2014
Organization:
Princeton University
Result:
Fellowship (2014–2015)
Suzanne Young Murray Fellowship
2021
Organization:
Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Result:
Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
2023
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
Fellowship
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
2023
Work:
Best Barbarian
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Claremont Graduate University
Result:
Winner
Griffin Poetry Prize
2023
Work:
Best Barbarian
Organization:
Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Result:
Winner
National Book Award (Finalist)
2022
Work:
Best Barbarian
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
Finalist
Library Journal: Best Poetry Book of 2013 (selected)
2013
Work:
King Me
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Library Journal
Result:
Selected
Awards & Nominations
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2015) Winner
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2023) Winner
Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2023) Winner
American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
King Me
2013 PoetryDebut poetry collection exploring personal and historical violence, identity, and loss through vivid poetic imagery.
IdentityViolenceLossHistory
Best Barbarian
2022 PoetryA major collection of poems engaging history, memory, the sea, and inheritance; was a National Book Award finalist.
HistoryMemoryThe seaInheritance
Dark Days: Fugitive Essays
2023 EssaysA collection of essays addressing race, violence, and social memory.
RaceViolenceMemory
Bibliography
- King Me (2013)
- Best Barbarian (2022)
- Dark Days: Fugitive Essays (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dense, image-rich lyricismInterweaving historical perspective with personal experience
- Recurring Motifs
- The seaMemoryInheritanceLossViolence
Legacy
Recognized as a significant voice in contemporary American poetry, recipient of multiple fellowships and major poetry prizes; contributes to mentoring emerging poets through university teaching.
Academic Societies
- Cave Canem Foundation
Quotes
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"Roger Reeves challenges readers to become better versions of themselves, better for themselves and for others."
Source: The Critical Flame (essay) (2014)
Trivia
- Won the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize (approximately $130,000 award).
- Served as a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University (2014–2015).
- Was an assistant professor at University of Illinois Chicago before becoming an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin.