American poet, writer, and professor (born 1968)
Gregory Pardlo (born November 24, 1968)[ 1] Digest Pulitzer Prize for Poetry . His poems, reviews, and translations have appeared inThe American Poetry Review Callaloo Poet Lore Harvard Review Ploughshares National Public Radio .[ 2] [ 3]
Pardlo's first volume of poems,Totem , was chosen byBrenda Hillman as the winner of the 2007American Poetry Review / Honickman First Book Prize, distributed byCopper Canyon Press .[ 4] Totem was also a semifinalist for theWalt Whitman Award from theAcademy of American Poets , a finalist for theNational Poetry Series , and a finalist for the inauguralEssence Magazine Literary Award in Poetry[ 2] Pencil of Rays and Spike Mace by Danish poet Niels Lyngsø.[ 5]
Born inPhiladelphia , Pardlo grew up inWillingboro, New Jersey .[ 6] Robbie Pardlo , an American musician formerly of R&B groupCity High .[ 7] air traffic controller who participated in theair traffic controllers' strike of 1981 .[ 8]
Gregory Pardlo received his BA in English fromRutgers University-Camden , an MFA fromNew York University as aNew York Times Columbia University ; he is also a doctoral candidate in English at theCity University of New York . He has been the recipient of fellowships from theJohn Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation , theNew York Foundation for the Arts , theCave Canem Foundation , theMacDowell Artist's Colony , the Seaside Institute, theLotos Club Foundation, and theCity University of New York , as well as a translation grant from theNational Endowment for the Arts .[ 9]
Pardlo's poem “Written by Himself” appeared inThe Best American Poetry 2010David Lehman andAmy Gerstler , following initial publication inThe American Poetry Review [ 10] The Best American Poetry 2014 Terrance Hayes , following initial publication inPainted Bride Quarterly [ 11] Callaloo PEN American Center , theAmerican Poetry Review / Young Voices Program,The Frost Place Conference ,Callaloo Creative Writer's Workshop, andJamaica ’s Calabash International Literary Festival, among others. He is a teaching fellow atColumbia University .[ 12]
In 2016, Pardlo accepted a tenure-track faculty position with the English department at his alma mater, Rutgers University-Camden.[ 13] Columbia University ,[ 12] George Washington University ,Medgar Evers College ,The New School University ,John Jay College ,Hunter College , and NYU.[ 9] [ 12] [ 14]
As of 2023, Pardlo is a Visiting Associate Professor of Practice in Literature & Creative Writing atNYU Abu Dhabi .[ 15]
Pardlo's 2024 collectionSpectral Evidence National Book Award for Poetry .[ 16]
2015 Winner,Pulitzer Prize for poetry forDigest 2014 Selection,The Best American Poetry 2014 for "Wishing Well" 2010 Selection,The Best American Poetry 2010 for "Written by Himself" 2008 Finalist,Essence Magazine Literary Award in Poetry forTotem 2008 Selection,Coldfront Magazine Best First Books of 2007 forTotem 2008 Nominee,Pushcart Prize 2007 Winner,American Poetry Review / Honickman First Book Prize in Poetry forTotem 2007 Finalist, National Poetry Series forTotem 2007 Semifinalist, Academy of American Poets Walt Whitman Award forTotem 2005 Finalist, Cave Cavem Book Prize 2004 Winner, Lotos Club Foundation Award for Creative Writing 2003 Nominee, Pushcart Prize 2001 Honorable Mention, New Millennium Writings Prize Collections Translations List of poems Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Allegory 2021 Pardlo, Gregory (March 1, 2021)."Allegory" .The New Yorker .97 (2): 40.
Anthologized writings [ edit ] “Written by Himself” ,The Best American Poetry 2010 (Scribner, 2010)“Marginalia” ,So Much Things to Say: 100 Poets from the First Ten Years of the Calabash International Literary Festival (Akashic Books, 2010)“Double Dutch” ,From the Fishouse: An Anthology of Poems that Sing, Rhyme, Resound, Syncopate, Alliterate, and Just Plain Sound Great (Persea Press, 2009)“Man Reading in Bed by a Window with Bugs” ,Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry (University of Georgia Press, 2009)“Winter After the Strike” ,Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem’s First Decade (University of Michigan Press, 2006)“Arsonist” and “Future as Evaporation”,Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature and Art (Third World Press, 2002) “Harvest: A Line Drawing” ,Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam (Three Rivers Press, 2001)Memoirs Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition and Manhood in America (Knopf, 2018),ISBN 978-1524731762 ———————
Bibliography notes ^ "Poetry Foundation "Harriet" Blog" . Archived fromthe original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved2010-10-07 .^ Jordan Davis,"Totem – Gregory Pardlo" (review) , The Constant Critic, May 1, 2008. ^ "(Inter/Re)view of Greg Pardlo’s TOTEM" (audio), Post No Ills, August 5, 2008.^ "recommended: gregory pardlo" , Lots and Lots of Neat blog, August 10, 2009.^ 2015 Pulitzer Prize for poetry ^ "Gregory Pardlo’s ‘Digest’ wins Pulitzer Prize for poetry" , Black Kudos.^a b GWU English Faculty Page ^ "2008Essence Literary Award Nominees" , aalbc.com.^ Tess Malone (September 11, 2009)."Introducing Gregory Pardlo: GW's Newest Poet & Professor" .GW English News . Department of English, George Washington University. RetrievedApril 21, 2015 . ^ "Gregory Pardlo" , From the Fishouse,Archived January 16, 2011, at theWayback Machine ^ Paolino, Tammy (June 12, 2015)."Poems, perspective and a Pulitzer" .Courier-Post . RetrievedFebruary 13, 2017 . ^ "Welcome to pardlo.com" .pardlo.com . RetrievedApril 21, 2015 .^ Pardlo, Gregory (February 12, 2017)."The cost of defying the president" .The New Yorker . RetrievedFebruary 13, 2017 . ^a b "Written By Himself" ,The American Poetry Review .Archived January 5, 2011, at theWayback Machine ^ Sarah Kuczynski."Prof. Pardlo featured in 2010 vol. of The Best American Poetry" .GW English News . Department of English, George Washington University. RetrievedApril 21, 2015 . ^ "Greg Pardlo: Wishing Well" ,Painted Bride Quarterly , March 30, 2013.^a b c "pardlo.com: Biography" .pardlo.com . Archived fromthe original on April 22, 2015. RetrievedApril 21, 2015 .^ Paolino, Tammy (February 11, 2016)."Pulitzer-winning poet joins Rutgers-Camden faculty" .Courier-Post . RetrievedFebruary 13, 2017 . ^ "La Petite Zine - Gregory Pardlo" .lapetitezine.org . Archived fromthe original on April 23, 2015. RetrievedApril 21, 2015 .^ "Gregory Pardlo, Visiting Associate Professor of Practice in Literature & Creative Writing" .NYU Abu Dhabi . October 1, 2023. RetrievedOctober 28, 2023 .^ "The 2024 National Book Awards Longlist" .The New Yorker . 12 September 2024. Retrieved13 September 2024 .Gregory Pardlo website Tammy Paolino,"Poems, perspective and a Pulitzer" ,Courier-Post , June 12, 2015 Erica Wright,"Gregory Pardlo: The Poem as Pursuit" (interview) ,Guernica , March 10, 2015 Gregory Pardlo onTotem , CUNY Radio podcastInterview: Poem Of The Week "An Awe-Inspiring Evening with Greg Pardlo" ,GWU English News , Department of English, George Washington University"Introducing Gregory Pardlo" , GWU English NewsAudio: Poems & Discussion , From the Fishouse: an audio archive of emerging poetsAudio: Poets.org Three Poems ,The Awl "Gregpry Pardlo: How to pretend you've read a book you haven't" ,Literary Hub , April 11, 2018
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