Angelo Nikolopoulos
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Angelo Nikolopoulos | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California , U.S. | September 24, 1981
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 2000s–present |
Angelo Nikolopoulos (born September 24, 1981) is an American poet.
Nikolopoulos's first book of poems,Obscenely Yours, was published by Alice James Books in April 2013 [1] and was a finalist for the 2014 Lambda Literary Award for Poetry.[2] His second book of poetry, Pleasure, is forthcoming from Four Way Books.[3]
His poems have appeared in The Best American Poetry (2012),[4] Best New Poets (2011),[5] Boston Review,[6] Fence, Los Angeles Review of Books, New York Quarterly, Poetry Society of America, Tin House, TriQuarterly, and elsewhere.[7]
Biography
Nikolopoulos received a BA from the University of California, Berkeley and an MA in Creative Writing and Literature from New York University, where he studied with the poet Sharon Olds.[8] He credits his decision to become a poet to finding a tattered copy of Olds's first book of poetry, Satan Says, in a taxi in San Francisco as a teenager.[9]
He is the founder and host of The White Swallow Reading Series at the iconic
He teaches at New York University[11] and Rutgers University,[12] is the Program Administrator for the Creative Writing Program at New York University,[13] and lives in New York City.[14]
Works
Books
- Obscenely Yours. Alice James Books. April 2013.
- Pleasure. Four Way Books. Spring 2022.
Selected poems
- "Going Garbo" and "Hot Interracial, Hard Fuck, Big Black Cook". The Awl. October 2010.
- "Self Suck". Boston Review. May 2011.
- "Whispering Pines, Texas". Boxcar Poetry Review. May 2009.
- "Dress". The Collagist. January 2012.
- "After the Burial". Cortland Review. February 2012.
- "My Desire Has Made Me Radiantly Unspecial" The Journal. February 2012.
- "Daffodil". Lambda Literary. December 2010.
- "Female Trouble". Painted Bride Quarterly. April 2013.
- "Rear Stable: Auditions". Poetry Society of America. August 2013.
- "Boys Destroyed: Auditions". TriQuarterly. July 2013.
Poems in anthologies
- "Daffodil". Best American Poetry 2012. August 2012.
- "Daffodil". Best New Poets 2011. January 2012.
- "Going Garbo". Divining Divas. February 2012.
- "A Divine Spirit That Indwells in Nature and the Universe". Collective Brightness. May 2011.
Awards and honors
- Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grant, 2015.[15]
- Lambda Literary Foundation Award Finalist for Poetry, 2014.[16]
- MacDowell Colony Fellowship, 2013.[17]
- Kinereth Gensler Award; Alice James Books, 2011.
- “Discovery”/Boston Review Prize for Poetry, 2011.[18]
- Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, 2010.[19]
References
- ^ (2013-25-02). "Obscenely Yours". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "Lambda Literary". Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "Faculty". as.nyu.edu. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017.
- ^ Holland, Walter (2012-25-12). The Best American Poetry 2012. Lambda Literary.
- ^ Best New Poets Final Fifty. Best New Poets.
- ^ Nikolopoulos, Angelo (2011-01-05). "Self Suck". Boston Review.
- ^ "Bio".
- ^ Authors Archived August 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Alice James Books.
- ^ Alice James Books Spring 2013 Newsletter. Alice James Books.
- ^ Performances. Cornelia Street Cafe.
- ^ [1]. New York University.
- ^ Writers House Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. Rutgers University.
- ^ [2]. NYU.edu.
- ^ "Bio".
- ^ "Angelo Nikolopoulos - Angelo Nikolopoulos Travel and Study Grant | the Jerome Foundation". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ "Lambda Literary". Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "The MacDowell Colony". Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "D.A. Powell salutes Angelo Nikolopoulos". May 13, 2011.
- ^ "Angelo Nikolopoulos › Residency 2010 › Poetry › Saltonstall". www.saltonstall.org. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014.