Justin Phillip Reed Explained

Language:	English
Awards:	National Book Award for Poetry 2018
Years Active:	2016–present
Notableworks:	Indecency
Genre:	Poetry
Alma Mater:	Washington University in St. Louis

Justin Phillip Reed is an American poet, novelist, and essayist, best known for his National Book Award-winning debut poetry collection Indecency.

Personal life

Reed lives in St. Louis, Missouri.^[1] His work often deals with what it means to be a queer black man in America.^[2] He went to Washington University in St. Louis.^[3]

Books

He published a chapbook, A History of Flamboyance, with YesYes Books in 2016.

Reed's first full-length book of poetry, Indecency, deals with black identity and sexuality. It was published by Coffee House in 2018.^[4] Francine J. Harris, Nina Simone, Deftones, and Khadijah Queen were among the people who inspired Reed to write the book.^[5] Indecency won the National Book Award in Poetry in 2018.^[6]

Bibliography

Books

• A History of Flamboyance (2016)
• Indecency (2018)
• The Malevolent Volume (2020)

Selected poetry

• BOAAT: "Every Cell in This Country…"
• Dreginald: "Quarantyne"
• Foundry: "When I Was a Man"
• Guernica: “The Hang-Up”
• Lambda Literary: "Minotaur"
• Nashville Review: "Beneficence"
• Paperbag: “The Telemachy” & 3 more
• PEN America: "The Bastard's Crown" & 1 more
• Poetry Foundation: “In a Daydream of Being the Big House Missus”
• Poets.org: "About the Bees"
• The Adroit Journal: "Exit Hex"
• The New York Times Magazine: "Theory for Expansion"
• The Offing: "When I Am the Reaper"
• The Shade Journal: "Head of Medusa"
• The Shallow Ends: "When What They Called Us Was Our Name"
• The Southeast Review: “Considering My Disallowance”
• Tupelo Quarterly: "South Carolina is / shaped like a heart […]"
• Vinyl: "|p|l|e|a|s|"
• wildness: "When I Had the Haint"
• Winter Tangerine Review: "Open Season"

Essays

• Black Warrior Review: "Villainy"
• Catapult: "Killing Like They Do in the Movies"
• Catapult: "Melancholia, Death Motion, and the Makings of Marilyn Manson"
• The Rumpus: "The Double Agency of Will Smith in Sci-Fi"

Awards

• National Book Award for Poetry for Indecency (Coffee House Press, 2018)
• Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry for Indecency (Coffee House Press, 2018)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wilder Forms: Our Fourteenth Annual Look at Debut Poets. 2018-12-12. Poets & Writers. en. 2019-03-19.
2. Web site: Cut & Paste: Justin Phillip Reed's poetry is haunted by St. Louis history. Goodwin. Jeremy D.. www.kbia.org. 3 December 2018 . en. 2019-03-19.
3. Web site: 'This Ain't Your Momma's Poetry': Writers Showcase at Miami Book Fair. NBC News. 21 November 2015 . en. 2019-03-19.
4. Web site: Indecency . Publishers Weekly . April 4, 2021.
5. Web site: Girl, I guess there's glamour in it. Hughes. Luther. 2018-05-11. www.stlmag.com. en-us. 2019-03-19.
6. Web site: National Book Foundation - 2018 National Book Awards. National Book Foundation. en-US. 2019-03-19.
7. Web site: Congratulations to the Winners of the 2019 Lambda Literary Awards! . June 4, 2019 . Literary Hub . April 4, 2021.