Patrick Rosal Explained

Patrick Rosal
Occupation:	Author, Professor at Rutgers University–Camden
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Awards:	Guggenheim Fellow

Patrick Rosal is a Filipino American poet and essayist.

Writing

Rosal is the author of four books of poetry: Brooklyn Antediluvian, Boneshepherds, My American Kundiman, and Uprock Headspin Scramble and Dive, all from Persea Books. His poems and essays have been published widely in journals and anthologies including The New York Times, Tin House, Drunken Boat, Poetry, New England Review, American Poetry Review, Harvard Review, Grantland, Brevity, Breakbeat Poets, and The Best American Poetry. He is co-founding editor of Some Call It Ballin’, a literary sports magazine.

Career

Rosal received his MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College. In 2009, he was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to the Philippines. He has taught at Sarah Lawrence College, the University of Texas, Austin, Bloomfield College, and is currently an associate professor of creative writing at Rutgers University-Camden.

Awards

• 2007 - Global Filipino Literary Award for My American Kundiman^[1]
• 2008 - Association for Asian American Studies Poetry/Prose Award for My American Kundiman^[2]
• 2011 - National Book Critics Circle Small Press Highlight for Boneshepherds^[3]
• 2017 - Guggenheim Fellowship^[4]
• 2017 - Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for Brooklyn Antediluvian^[5]
• 2017 - Finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for Brooklyn Antediluvian^[6]
• 2018 - National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship^[7]
• 2022 - William Carlos Williams Award^[8]

Bibliography

Books

• Brooklyn Antediluvian (Persea Books, 2016),
• Boneshepherds (Persea Books, 2011),
• My American Kundiman (Persea Books, 2006),
• Uprock Headspin Scramble and Dive (Persea Books, 2003),
• The Last Thing: New & Selected Poems (Persea Books, 2021),

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Global Filipino Literary Awards – Thank You, Our Own Voice!. www.luisaigloria.com. 2018-05-12.
2. Web site: Awards. aaastudies.org. en-gb. 2018-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234421/http://aaastudies.org/content/index.php/awards. 2017-02-02. dead.
3. Web site: National Book Critics Circle: Small Press Highlights of 2011 - Critical Mass Blog. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107034415/http://bookcritics.org/blog/archive/small-press-highlights-of-2011. dead. January 7, 2012. bookcritics.org. en. 2018-05-12.
4. Web site: Guggenheim Foundation Patrick Rosal.
5. Web site: Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. 1979-12-31. Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. en. 2018-05-12.
6. Web site: Previous Winners & Finalists — Tufts Poetry Awards. Tufts Poetry Awards. en-US. 2018-05-12.
7. News: Literature Fellowships - 2018. NEA. 2018-05-12. en.
8. News: William Carlos Williams Award - 2022. 1979-12-31. Poetry Society of America. en. 2022-05-09.