National Poetry Series
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Tom Andrews
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Tom Andrews
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-04-30 （Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.）
- Died
- 2001-07-18 （London, England, UK） age 40
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- poet, critic, copy editor
- Active Years
- 1984-2001
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope College | — | — | B.A. | 1980–1984 | United States |
| University of Virginia | — | Creative Writing | M.F.A. | 1985–1987 | United States |
Hope College
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1980–1984
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
United States
Spent the second semester of his senior year at Oberlin College as an intern for FIELD magazine
University of Virginia
Creative Writing
Degree:
M.F.A.
Period:
1985–1987
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
United States
Completed an MFA in Creative Writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | National Poetry Series Award | Brother's Country | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Iowa Poetry Prize | The Hemophiliac's Motorcycle | — | University of Iowa Press | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Rome Prize (Literature) | — | 文学 | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
National Poetry Series Award
1989
Work:
Brother's Country
Result:
受賞
Iowa Poetry Prize
1993
Work:
The Hemophiliac's Motorcycle
Organization:
University of Iowa Press
Result:
受賞
Rome Prize (Literature)
2000
Category:
文学
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2001
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Random Symmetries: The Collected Poems of Tom Andrews
2002 Poetry (Collected Poems)A collected volume of Tom Andrews's poems, published posthumously by Oberlin College Press.
embodimentdisabilitybloodhumor and self-revelation
The Hemophiliac's Motorcycle
1994 PoetryA poetry collection that foregrounds his experience with hemophilia, exploring the intersections of body and risk.
hemophiliabody and riskmasculinity
Brother's Country
1990 PoetryA collection of poems reflecting on youth, family, and hometown; winner of the National Poetry Series Award.
homefamilypersonal memory
Codeine Diary: True Confessions of a Reckless Hemophiliac
1998 MemoirA memoir candidly recounting his experiences with hemophilia, drug use, and extended hospitalizations.
confessionillness and careremembrance
Bibliography
- Random Symmetries: The Collected Poems of Tom Andrews (2002)
- The Hemophiliac's Motorcycle (1994)
- Brother's Country (1990)
- Codeine Diary: True Confessions of a Reckless Hemophiliac (1998)
- Various criticism and essays (1990s)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- technically skilled, rhetorical stylemixes humor with self-deprecation
- Recurring Motifs
- bloodthe bodydisabilityrisk and adventure
Health
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Hemophilia生涯A lifelong condition that influenced his poetic themes and sense of the body; led him to stop motocross.
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)2001年Caused complications in 2001 that led to his death in a London hospital.
Legacy
Regarded for his technical skill and poetry centered on embodiment; his work has been reassessed in studies of disability and contemporary American poetry.
Quotes
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One of the great stylists—and one of the best, and under-known, poets—of the past 20 years.
Source: Lisa Russ Spaar (comment in Los Angeles Review of Books) (2012)
Trivia
- Entered the Guinness World Records at age 11 for clapping for 14 hours and 31 minutes.
- Raced motocross as a teenager but stopped after learning he had hemophilia.
- Was a fellow at the American Academy in Rome late in life.