Tony Hoagland
Anthony Dey Hoagland (November 19, 1953 – October 23, 2018) was an American
Biography
Hoagland was born in
Literary influences and praise
In an interview with
In a 2002 citation regarding Hoagland's award in Literature,
In 2010, Dwight Garner, a New York Times critic, wrote of Mr. Hoagland: “His erudite comic poems are backloaded with heartache and longing, and they function, emotionally, like improvised explosive devices: The pain comes at you from the cruelest angles, on the sunniest of days.”[2]
Published works
Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Full-length poetry collections
- ISBN 978-1-64445-092-5
- ISBN 978-1-55597-807-5
- ISBN 978-1-89300-317-0
- ISBN 978-1-55597-718-4
- ISBN 978-1-55597-549-4
- ISBN 978-1-55597-386-5
- ISBN 978-1-55597-268-4
- ISBN 978-0-29913-584-3
Chapbooks & Broadsides
- 2018: Into The Mystery, Cambridge, MA: Yellow Moon Press
- 2014: Don't Tell Anyone, Venice, CA: Hollyridge Press
- 2009: Little Oceans, Venice, CA: Hollyridge Press
- 2005: Hard Rain, Venice, CA: Hollyridge Press
- 1990: History of Desire, Tucson, AZ: Moon Pony Press
- 1986: Talking to Stay Warm, Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press
- 1985: A Change in Plans, Sierra Vista, CA: San Pedro Press
Essay collections
- ISBN 978-0-39335-791-2
- ISBN 978-1-55597-694-1
- ISBN 978-1-55597-455-8
Honors and awards
- 2008
- 2005 O. B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize[8] awarded by Folger Shakespeare Library
- 2005 Mark Twain AwardThe Poetry Foundation
- 2002 Academy Award in LiteratureThe American Academy of Arts and Letters
- 2000 Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry[9] awarded by John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
- 1997 James Laughlin Award Academy of American Poets for Donkey Gospel
- 1994 NEA Literature Fellowship in Poetry[1]
- 1994 John C. Zacharis First Book Award[4] from Ploughshares for Sweet Ruin
- 1992 Brittingham Prize in Poetry[8] for Sweet Ruin awarded by University of Wisconsin–Madison
- 1987 NEA Literature Fellowship in Poetry[1]
Controversy
On February 4, 2011, Claudia Rankine presented a reading[10] critical of how race is handled in Hoagland's poem "The Change"[11] at the Associated Writing Programs Conference. Hoagland issued an open letter in response.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Tony Hoagland". Academy of American Poets. 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Genzlinger, Neil (2018). "Tony Hoagland, Poet With a Wry Outlook, Is Dead at 64". New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ Grotz, Jennifer (2010). "About Tony Hoagland". Ploughshares is published by Emerson College in Boston. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Tony Hoagland Awarded Jackson Poetry Prize | Poets & Writers". www.pw.org. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ Sagan, Miriam (2010). "Tony Hoagland Interview". Miriam's Well: Poetry, Land Art, and Beyond. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ Poets & Writers > Tony Hoagland Awarded Jackson Poetry Prize
- ^ a b c d McCullough, Laura (2009). "Tony Hoagland Sends His Love". The Potomac: A Journal of Poetry and Politics. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Tony Hoagland". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2000. Archived from the original on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ Rankine, Claudia. "Open Letter: A Dialogue on Race and Poetry". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Hoagland, Tony. "The Change". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Hoagland, Tony. "Dear Claudia: A Letter in Response". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 14 May 2020.