Willie Perdomo
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| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) New York City, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Long Island University Brooklyn (MFA) |
| Notable works | Smoking Lovely The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon Visiting Langston |
| Notable awards | PEN/Open Book Award |
Willie Perdomo (born 1967) is an American poet, children's book author, and educator from New York City. He is the author of five poetry collections and two children's books. His poetry collection Smoking Lovely (2003) received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award, now known as the PEN/Open Book Award.[1][2]
Life and career
[edit]Perdomo was raised in East Harlem.[1][3] He received an MFA from Long Island University Brooklyn.[1][4] He teaches English at Phillips Exeter Academy.[4]
In 2021, Perdomo was appointed New York State Poet.[1] In 2023, he received an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship for a project titled A New York State of Poetry.[5] He also received the Foundation for Contemporary Arts' Cy Twombly Award for Poetry in 2021.[6]
Works
[edit]The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry, and Visiting Langston received a Coretta Scott King Honor.[7][8]
Perdomo's books have also received review coverage in publications including Publishers Weekly, The New Yorker, 4Columns, and Kirkus Reviews.[9][10][11][12]
Poetry
[edit]- Where a Nickel Costs a Dime. W. W. Norton & Company, 1996.[13]
- Smoking Lovely. Rattapallax Press, 2003.[1]
- The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon. Penguin Books, 2014.[14]
- The Crazy Bunch. Penguin Books, 2019.[15]
- Smoking Lovely: The Remix. Haymarket Books, 2021.[16]
Children's books
[edit]- Visiting Langston. Illustrated by Bryan Collier, 2001.[12][17]
- Clemente!. Illustrated by Bryan Collier, 2010.[18][19]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "About Willie Perdomo". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "PEN Open Book Award Winners". PEN America. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Willie Perdomo". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- 1 2 "Willie Perdomo". Phillips Exeter Academy. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "New York State Poet". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Grant Recipients". Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "2014". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Visiting Langston". American Library Association. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon by Willie Perdomo". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Briefly Noted Book Reviews". The New Yorker. June 3, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ Abdurraqib, Hanif (April 19, 2019). "The Crazy Bunch". 4Columns. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- 1 2 "VISITING LANGSTON". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Where a Nickel Costs a Dime". W. W. Norton & Company. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "The Crazy Bunch". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Smoking Lovely". Haymarket Books. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Visiting Langston". Macmillan. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "¡CLEMENTE!". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Clemente!". Macmillan. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
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