Richard Siken
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| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | American |
Richard Siken is an American poet. He is the author of a collection of poetry, Crush, which won the prestigious Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition in 2004, and is the editor of spork literary magazine. Siken received a Literature Fellowship in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts, and his book Crush was awarded the Lambda Literary Award for "Gay Men's Poetry" in 2005,[1] and the Thom Gunn Award from The Publisher's Triangle. The 1991 death of his boyfriend influenced his writing of the book.[2]
Siken currently lives in Tucson, Arizona and is a full-time social worker.
[edit] Awards
"Crush" won the 2004 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize, selected by Louise Gluck. It was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Thom Gunn Award.
Siken is also the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, two Arizona Commission on the Arts grants, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Previous Lammy Award Winners". Lambda Literary Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20080504161813/http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/previous_winners/paw_2004_2006.html. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ Schuman, Joan (2006-04-13). "Poetry Personas: Three well-known writers reflect on new, contemporary work". Tucson Weekly
- ^ "Richard Siken". http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=81235.
[edit] External links
- Review of Crush in The New Hampshire Review
- Profile of Richard Siken from "Poetry" magazine
- Richard Siken reads "Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out" for Apostrophe Cast (apostrophecast.com)
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