National Poetry Series
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1999) Winner
Tenaya Darlington
テナヤ・ダーリントン
Tenaya Darlington
Pen Names:
Madame Fromage（Blog persona used for her cheese blog and related teaching/evangelism about cheese.）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1971-01-01
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- writer, associate professor, food writer, poet, cookbook author
- Active Years
- 1997-
- Affiliations
- Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia), DePauw University (served as a visiting writer), Isthmus (contributor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Indiana University Bloomington | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
Beloit College
Country:
United States
Undergraduate studies; exact graduation year unknown.
Indiana University Bloomington
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
United States
Received an MFA in 1997.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | National Poetry Series | Madame Deluxe | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| — | Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writer's Award | — | — | Great Lakes Colleges Association | 受賞 |
National Poetry Series
1999
Work:
Madame Deluxe
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writer's Award
Organization:
Great Lakes Colleges Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Madame Deluxe
2000 PoetryA poetry collection noted for its bold metaphors and provocative imagery; reviewers highlighted its brash and brazen tone.
metaphorself-expressionurban experience
Maybe Baby
2004 NovelA work of fiction; detailed synopsis is limited in available sources.
relationshipshumor
Di Bruno Bros. House of Cheese, A Guide to Wedges, Recipes, and Pairings
2013 Food guide / NonfictionA guide to cheese wedges, recipes, and pairings, reflecting a deep engagement with cheese culture.
cheesepairingsfood culture
The New Cocktail Hour
2016 Cocktail / CookbookA cocktail recipe book; includes collaborative work with her brother on cocktail topics.
cocktailsrecipesentertaining
Turner Classic Movies: Movie Night Menus
2016 Cookbook / EntertainmentA cookbook with menu ideas and recipes themed around movie nights.
filmmeal presentation
Booze and Vinyl
2018 Cocktail / LifestyleA lifestyle book pairing music with cocktails; contains collaborative elements.
musiccocktailslifestyle
Bibliography
- Madame Deluxe
- Maybe Baby
- Di Bruno Bros. House of Cheese, A Guide to Wedges, Recipes, and Pairings
- The New Cocktail Hour
- Turner Classic Movies: Movie Night Menus
- Booze and Vinyl
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- bold, metaphor-rich and provocative poetic styleprose that mixes humor and ironydetailed, approachable voice in food writing
- Recurring Motifs
- food (especially cheese)urban lifelove and relationshipsnostalgia and memory
Legacy
Known for both poetry and food writing; recognized for contributions to cheese culture and cookbooks. Continues to be active in academia.
Quotes
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Some poets aren't satisfied with plain clothes or plain language, they turn their metaphors into absurdist imaging or trace an elliptical line of thought. But, sometimes, they simply paint their face perfectly seductive and then smear it, walk out in public with mad sexhair not just for show but for a sense of bawdy, over-the-top control of the world remembered/encountered. Tenaya Darlington is one such poet and her debut, Madame Deluxe, is full of such brash and brazen flaunt.
Source: Literary Review (book review by David Sumrall) (2003)
Trivia
- Runs the cheese blog 'Madame Fromage'.
- Has collaborated with her brother Andre Darlington on cocktail books.
- Serves as an associate professor at Saint Joseph's University.
- Born in 1971.