Randall Mann
Randall Mann (born January 21, 1972) is an American poet.
Life and career
Born in Provo, Utah, the only son of Olympic Track and Field medalist Ralph Mann, Mann grew up in Kentucky and Florida, and earned a BA and an MFA from the University of Florida.[1] Since 1998, he has lived in San Francisco.
Publications and critical reception
Mann's poems have appeared in numerous periodicals—including
Mann is also the co-author of the textbook Writing Poems, Seventh Edition, published by Pearson Longman in 2007.
Honors and awards
In 2004, Mann was named to the OUT 100 list by OUT Magazine.[14] He was named a Laureate of the San Francisco Public Library in 2010.[15] In 2013, he received the J. Howard and Barbara M. J. Wood Prize from Poetry Magazine.[16]
Published works
Poetry collections
Deal: New and Selected Poems. Copper Canyon Press, 2023.
A Better Life. Persea Books, 2021.
Proprietary. Persea Books, 2017.
Straight Razor. Persea Books, 2013.
Breakfast with Thom Gunn. University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Complaint in the Garden. Zoo Press, 2004.
Co-authored book
Writing Poems, Seventh Edition. With
References
- ^ University of Florida info
- JSTOR 4338585.
- ^ Rayner, Richard (2009-03-29). "New in paperback: Wit, elegance and war". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "California Book Award finalists". SFGATE. 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Valenzuela, Tony (2010-05-10). "22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "Randall Mann and the poetics of desire". Los Angeles Times. 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ The Kansas City Star. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article332835/100-ways-to-celebrate-the-written-word.html (Retrieved 17 Jul 2018).
- ^ Lambda Literary. https://www.lambdaliterary.org/26th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists-and-winners/ (Retrieved 17 Jul 2018).
- ^ Boureau, Ella (2018-03-06). "30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "Poetry Flash > programs". poetryflash.org. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ NPR. https://www.npr.org/2017/07/05/535665871/randall-manns-proprietary-reinvents-classic-san-francisco-poetry (Retrieved 17 Jul 2018).
- ^ "On Proprietary by Randall Mann". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Holland, Walter (2017-08-08). "'Proprietary' by Randall Mann". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Out. Here Publishing. December 2004.
- ^ San Francisco Public Library. http://www.friendssfpl.dreamhosters.com/events/laureates (Retrieved 17 Jul 2018).
- ^ "Poetry Magazine Prizes". Poetry Foundation. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-19.