Poet, Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer
Publications & Prizes
Creative Nonfiction
Books:
Anything That Burns You: A Portrait of Lola Ridge, Radical Poet (Schaffner Press, 2016)
, Black Glasses Like Clark Kent (Graywolf Press, 2008)
Fiction
Books:
Dog on Fire (University of Nebraska Press, 2023)
, Roxy and Coco (West Virginia University Press, 2023)
, Great American Desert (Ohio State University Press, 2019)
, Bohemian Girl (Bison Books, 2011)
, Pirate Talk or Mermalade (Dzanc Books, 2010)
, Tin God (Bison Books, 2006)
, Trailer Girl and Other Stories (Counterpoint Press, 2001)
, A Drink Called Paradise (Counterpoint Press, 1999)
, Cannibal (New York University Press, 1985)
Poetry
Anthology:
Cleaned The Crocodile's Teeth (Greenfield Review Press, 1985)
Books:
Theatrix: Poetry Plays (Anhinga Press, 2021)
, Professor Harriman's Steam Air-Ship (Eyewear Publishing, 2016)
, When The Next Big War Blows Down the Valley (Anhinga Press, 2015)
, Weapons Grade (University of Arkansas Press, 2009)
, Treason (Zoo Press, 2002)
, Mere Mortals (University of Georgia Press, 1995)
, Laughing Africa (University of Iowa Press, 1990)
, All Aberration (University of Georgia Press, 1985)
Chapbook:
Dogs Are Not Cats (MadHat Press, 2013)
Prizes won:
Guggenheim, Bobst Prize in fiction, the Iowa Poetry Prize, an NEH translation grant, the Graywolf Nonfiction Prize, a Jerome Foundation video prize, Juniper Prize and the O. Henry Award and Juniper Prize for the short story, and a Pushcart Prize for the essay. Three-time winner of the New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship.
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More Information
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
Identifies as:
American
Prefers to work with:
Adults
Fluent in:
English
Born in:
Ogallala,
NE
Nebraska
Raised in:
NE
Nebraska
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Last update: Oct 08, 2023