Terrance Hayes
Terrance Hayes (born November 18, 1971 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a prize-winning American poet. His recent poetry collection Lighthead (Penguin, 2010) won the National Book Award for Poetry. His second collection, Hip Logic (2002), won the National Poetry Series, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and runner-up for the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets.[1] His first book of poetry, Muscular Music (1999), won both the Whiting Writers Award and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award.[2] His poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including The New Yorker, The American Poetry Review, Ploughshares, Fence, The Kenyon Review, Jubilat Harvard Review, West Branch and Poetry.[3]
Hayes earned his B.A. from Coker College and an M.F.A. from the University of Pittsburgh writing program. He is a Professor of Creative Writing at Carnegie Mellon University.[4] He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, the poet Yona Harvey, and their children.[5][6]
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[edit] Awards
- 2011 United States Artists Zell Fellow for Literature [7]
- 2010 National Book Award for Poetry, for Lighthead
- Pushcart Prize, a Best American Poetry 2005 selection
- National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
- 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship[8]
- James Laughlin Award runner-up, from the Academy of American Poets[9]
- Whiting Writers Award
- Kate Tufts Discovery Award for Muscular Music (1999)[10]
- 2001 National Poetry Series, for Hip Logic
[edit] Published works
Full-Length Poetry Collections
- Lighthead (Penguin Books, 2010)
- Wind in a Box (Penguin Books, 2006)
- Hip Logic. Penguin Books. 2002. ISBN 9780142001394.
- Muscular Music(Tia Chucha Press, 1999; reissued by Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2006)
[edit] Reviews
In praising Hayes's work, Cornelius Eady has said: "First you'll marvel at his skill, his near-perfect pitch, his disarming humor, his brilliant turns of phrase. Then you'll notice the grace, the tenderness, the unblinking truth-telling just beneath his lines, the open and generous way he takes in our world."[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Academy of American Poets > Terrance Hayes Biography
- ^ Smith College Poetry Center > Terrance Hayes Bio
- ^ John Simom Guggenheim Memorial Foundation >2009 Fellow in Creative Arts - Poetry > Terrance Hayes Bio
- ^ Carnegie Mellon University > English Department - Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing Faculty > Terrance Hayes Bio
- ^ Smith College Poetry Center > Terrance Hayes Bio
- ^ From the Fishouse > Terrance Hayes Bio
- ^ United States Artists Official Website[1]
- ^ John Simom Guggenheim Memorial Foundation >2009 Fellow in Creative Arts - Poetry > Terrance Hayes Bio
- ^ Academy of American Poets > Terrance Hayes Biography
- ^ Smith College Poetry Center > Terrance Hayes Bio
- ^ Academy of American Poets > Terrance Hayes Biography
[edit] Sources
[edit] External links
- Profile and poems of Terrance Hayes, including audio files, at the Poetry Foundation.
- Video: Online NewsHour: Report > Pittsburgh Poet Terrance Hayes > April 24, 2008
- Interview: The Missouri Review > Issue 29.4, Winter 2006 > A Conversation with Terrance Hayes by Jason Koo
- "My Aesthetic Schizophrenia: An Interview with Terrence Hayes", Jonathan Moody, nidus, Winter 2005
- Audio: Terrance Hayes Reading for From the Fishouse
