Ed Madden
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Ed Madden is a poet, political activist, and associate professor of English and Women's Studies at the University of South Carolina
. He grew up in Newport, Arkansas
, got his B.A. from nearby Harding University
, and received his Ph.D. in literature from the University of Texas, Austin.
(forthcoming from Fairleigh Dickinson University
Press). He co-edited an anthology of essays and poems on male experience, The Emergence of Man into the 21st Century, and wrote "An Open Letter to My Christian Friends," which appears in the English composition textbook Everything's an Argument.
In addition to his literary criticism, he also publishes on issues involving sexuality and spirituality. He has published "Gospels of Inversion: Literature, Scripture, Sexology" in a collection of essays entitled Divine Aporia: Postmodern Conversation About the Other (edited by John C. Hawley). Another intervention in the intersection of religion, literature, and sex came in the essay "'The Well of Loneliness', or the Gospel According to Radclyffe Hall," published in Reclaiming the Sacred: The Bible in Gay and Lesbian Culture (edited by Raymond-Jean Frontain).
Madden has been a South Carolina Academy of Authors fellow in poetry twice. He has been writer in residence at the Riverbanks Botanical Gardens in Columbia, South Carolina
, and he also worked as writer in residence at Fort Moultrie in Charleston, South Carolina
, as part of the state's African-American Heritage Corridor project. He also works with the South Carolina Poetry Initiative and has been named a 2006 Artist-in-Residence by the South Carolina State Parks.
Madden won not only the single-poem contest sponsored by The State newspaper (Columbia, South Carolina
) and the South Carolina Poetry Initiative (with "Prodigal: Variations"), but he has also won the book manuscript contest, with Signals, which will now be published by the University of South Carolina
Press. More recently, Madden was selected as one of the top 50 New Poets by Meridian Magazine (which is published by the University of Virginia
Press) for his poem, "Sacrifice," which will be included in the Best New Poets of 2007 anthology http://www.bestnewpoets.org/2007selections.html.
on Air America
, WOIC-AM 1230.
His partner is Mr. Bert Easter, President of the South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement. They live in Columbia, South Carolina
, near the South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Community Center, now called the Harriet Hancock Community Center, which they both serve as board members.
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
. He grew up in Newport, Arkansas
Newport, Arkansas
Newport is a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, northeast of Little Rock, on the White River. In 1900, 2,866 people lived in Newport, Arkansas; in 1910, 3,557. The population was 7,811 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Jackson County....
, got his B.A. from nearby Harding University
Harding University
Harding University is located in Searcy, Arkansas, in the United States, about north-east of Little Rock. It is a private liberal arts Christian university associated with the Churches of Christ. The university takes its name from James A...
, and received his Ph.D. in literature from the University of Texas, Austin.
Professor and poet
Madden is president of the American Conference of Irish Studies, Southern Region. He has written several critical articles on modern British and Irish poetry and has completed a book on representations of Tiresian liminality in modernist poetryModernist poetry
Modernist poetry refers to poetry written between 1890 and 1950 in the tradition of modernist literature in the English language, but the dates of the term depend upon a number of factors, including the nation of origin, the particular school in question, and the biases of the critic setting the...
(forthcoming from Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university founded as a junior college in 1942. It now has several campuses located in New Jersey, Canada, and the United Kingdom.-Description:...
Press). He co-edited an anthology of essays and poems on male experience, The Emergence of Man into the 21st Century, and wrote "An Open Letter to My Christian Friends," which appears in the English composition textbook Everything's an Argument.
In addition to his literary criticism, he also publishes on issues involving sexuality and spirituality. He has published "Gospels of Inversion: Literature, Scripture, Sexology" in a collection of essays entitled Divine Aporia: Postmodern Conversation About the Other (edited by John C. Hawley). Another intervention in the intersection of religion, literature, and sex came in the essay "'The Well of Loneliness', or the Gospel According to Radclyffe Hall," published in Reclaiming the Sacred: The Bible in Gay and Lesbian Culture (edited by Raymond-Jean Frontain).
Madden has been a South Carolina Academy of Authors fellow in poetry twice. He has been writer in residence at the Riverbanks Botanical Gardens in Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
, and he also worked as writer in residence at Fort Moultrie in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, as part of the state's African-American Heritage Corridor project. He also works with the South Carolina Poetry Initiative and has been named a 2006 Artist-in-Residence by the South Carolina State Parks.
Madden won not only the single-poem contest sponsored by The State newspaper (Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
) and the South Carolina Poetry Initiative (with "Prodigal: Variations"), but he has also won the book manuscript contest, with Signals, which will now be published by the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
Press. More recently, Madden was selected as one of the top 50 New Poets by Meridian Magazine (which is published by the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
Press) for his poem, "Sacrifice," which will be included in the Best New Poets of 2007 anthology http://www.bestnewpoets.org/2007selections.html.
Activist
Madden has been Secretary, Vice President, and President of the South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement. He has written numerous editorials advocating gay liberation in local and national newspapers. He is also the executive producer of Rainbow Radio: The REAL Gay Agenda, a South Carolina-based, gay-themed radio talk show that is broadcast Sundays at 10 a.m. in Columbia, South CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
on Air America
Air America Radio
Air America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
, WOIC-AM 1230.
His partner is Mr. Bert Easter, President of the South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement. They live in Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
, near the South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Community Center, now called the Harriet Hancock Community Center, which they both serve as board members.
External links
- http://www.cas.sc.edu/ENGL/faculty/faculty_pages/madden/madden.html
- SC Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement
- http://www.cas.sc.edu/engl/poetry/general.htm
- Rainbow Radio: The REAL Gay Agenda