Douglas Kearney Explained

Douglas Kearney
Occupation:Poet, writer, teacher, librettist
Birth Place:United States
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Douglas Kearney (born 1974)[3] is an American poet, performer and librettist. Kearney grew up in Altadena, California. His work has appeared in Nocturnes, Jubilat, Beloit Poetry Journal, Gulf Coast, Poetry, Pleiades, Iowa Review, Callaloo, Boston Review, Hyperallergic, Scapegoat, Obsidian, Boundary 2, Jacket2, Lana Turner, Brooklyn Rail, and Indiana Review.[4] [5] In 2012, his and Anne LeBaron's opera, Crescent City, premiered and received widespread praise.[6] He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota.[7]

Education

Kearney attended Howard University as an undergraduate. He graduated from California Institute of the Arts, with an MFA (2004).

Awards and honors

Kearney has received multiple notable fellowships, including the Cave Canem Fellowship (2000-02), Bread Loaf Writer's Conference Fellowship (2004), Callaloo Creative Writer's Workshop Fellowship (2004-05), and Returning Fellowship at the Idyllwild Summer Arts Poetry Workshop (2007).

In 2007, the Poetry Society of America named Kearney a Notable New American Poet.[8] The following year, he was part of the National Poetry Series.[9] [10]

Awards for Kearney's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!
2006Swimchant for Nigger Mer-folkCoat Hanger AwardWinner[11] [12]
2008SelfWhiting AwardWinner[13] [14] [15]
2014PatterCalifornia Book Awards Poetry Finalist Winner[16]
2017Buck StudiesCalifornia Book Award for PoetrySilver[17]
CLMP Firecracker Award for PoetryWinner[18]
Roethke Memorial Poetry PrizeWinner
2021-Campbell Opera Librettist PrizeWinner[19]
ShoNational Book Award for PoetryFinalist[20] [21]
2022Griffin Poetry Prize (International)Winner[22] [23]
Hurston/Wright Legacy AwardNominee
2023Optic SubwoofCLMP Firecracker Award for Creative NonfictionWinner[24] [25]
Poetry Foundation Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism Winner[26] [27]

Works

Anthologies

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Douglas Kearney says winning a Whiting Writers' Award is a fresh start . Los Angeles Times . 12 November 2008 . October 22, 2021 . October 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211022181643/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-douglas-kearney12-2008nov12-story.html . live .
  2. Web site: Meet Associate Professor Douglas Kearney English College of Liberal Arts . cla.umn.edu . October 2, 2018 . October 22, 2021 . October 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211022181646/https://cla.umn.edu/english/profile/meet-assistant-professor-douglas-kearney . live .
  3. Web site: Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize. www.svsu.edu. en. 2018-07-22. July 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180723003655/http://www.svsu.edu/roethke/roethkememorialpoetryprize/. dead.
  4. http://calarts.edu/faculty_bios/criticalstudies/faculty/douglaskearney/douglaskearney Calarts.edu
  5. Web site: Douglas Kearney. criticalstudies.calarts.edu. en-US. 2018-07-22. July 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180723003638/https://criticalstudies.calarts.edu/faculty-and-staff/administration-and-staff/douglas-kearney. live.
  6. News: Review: Industry's remarkable 'Crescent City' reshapes L.A. opera. Swed. Mark. 2012-05-11. Los Angeles Times. 2018-07-22. en-US. 0458-3035. June 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130604005712/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/11/news/la-cm-crescent-city-review-20120512. live.
  7. Web site: Douglas Kearney Awarded McKnight Fellowship and Librettist Prize: Associate professor wins inaugural national and University-wide honors . May 6, 2021 . University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts . 12 July 2021 . July 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210702220326/https://cla.umn.edu/english/news-events/news/douglas-kearney-awarded-mcknight-fellowship-and-librettist-prize . live .
  8. Web site: 2018-07-21 . Douglas Kearney . 2018-07-22 . . en-us . July 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180723003636/https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/douglas-kearney . live .
  9. Web site: Bookslut.com . February 19, 2010 . February 4, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100204190051/http://www.bookslut.com/poetry/2010_01_015654.php . live .
  10. http://events.nbclosangeles.com/los-angeles-ca/events/show/96687865-douglas-kearney-will-read-from-his-poetry-collection-the-black-automaton NBC
  11. Web site: 2018-07-21 . MAST by Douglas Kearney . 2018-07-22 . . en-us . July 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180723003630/https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2011/01/mast . live .
  12. Web site: 2009-12-18 . From the Fishouse: Poets: Douglas Kearney . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091218170939/http://www.fishousepoems.org/archives/douglas_kearney/ . 2009-12-18 . 2018-07-22.
  13. News: Kellogg . Carolyn . November 12, 2008 . This poet's at home on page and stage . The Los Angeles Times . August 20, 2009 . October 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016065324/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/12/entertainment/et-douglas-kearney12 . live .
  14. Web site: 2008-10-30 . Awards: Whiting Writers' Awards . 2024-04-30 . . March 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204358/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=792 . live .
  15. Web site: Sdcitybookfair.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220145917/http://www.sdcitybookfair.com/authors/49-douglas-kearney.html . December 20, 2016 . August 20, 2009.
  16. Web site: 84th Annual California Book Awards Winners . dead . August 13, 2015 . June 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170606132602/http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/special-events/california-book-awards .
  17. Web site: Winners of 86th Annual California Book Awards Competition Announced . Commonwealth Club . en . October 22, 2021 . October 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211022182220/https://www.commonwealthclub.org/about/press-room/press-release/winners-86th-annual-california-book-awards-competition-announced . live .
  18. News: 2017-06-12 . The 2017 Firecracker Award Winners - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023175056/http://www.clmp.org/the-2017-firecracker-award-winners/ . October 23, 2017 . 2018-07-22 . Community of Literary Magazines and Presses . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2021-05-27 . Campbell Opera Librettist Prize . 2024-04-29 . Opera America . May 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210528205440/https://www.operaamerica.org/get-involved/about-us/press-room/2021/opera-america-names-first-recipient-of-the-campbell-opera-librettist-prize/ . live .
  20. Web site: October 5, 2021 . 2021 National Book Awards Finalists Announced . 2021-10-21 . . October 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211021214804/https://www.nationalbook.org/2021-national-book-award-finalists-announced/ . live .
  21. Web site: 2021-09-17 . More National Book Award Longlists: Poetry, Nonfiction . 2024-04-30 . . May 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531025405/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4073 . live .
  22. Adina Bresge, "B.C. writer Tolu Oloruntoba wins $65K Griffin Poetry Prize for debut book" . Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, June 15, 2022.
  23. Web site: 2022-06-20 . Awards: Walter Scott, Griffin Poetry Winners . 2024-04-29 . . December 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231226214204/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4257#m56678 . live .
  24. Web site: 2023-06-22 . Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Firecracker Awards . 2024-04-29 . . July 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230731174736/https://www.clmp.org/press-center/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2023-firecracker-awards/ . live .
  25. Web site: 2023-06-26 . Awards: Firecracker Book Winners; Shirley Jackson Nominees . 2024-04-30 . . April 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407011220/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4509 . live .
  26. Web site: 2023-09-07 . Poetry Foundation Announces 2023 Pegasus Awards Winners and a New Pegasus Award for Service in Poetry . 2024-04-29 . . October 14, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231014063338/https://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/press/161095/poetry-foundation-announces-2023-pegasus-awards-winners-and-a-new-pegasus-award-for-service-in-poetry . live .
  27. Web site: 2023-09-13 . Awards: Ruth Lilly Poetry, Pegasus Criticism & Service Winners . 2024-04-30 . . April 18, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418082040/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4564 . live .
  28. Web site: Douglas Kearney's "In the End, They Were Born on TV" the third TIR poem selected for Best American Poetry 2015! The Iowa Review. iowareview.org. en. 2018-07-22. July 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180722213546/https://iowareview.org/blog/douglas-kearneys-end-they-were-born-tv-third-tir-poem-selected-best-american-poetry-2015. live.

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