Juliana Spahr
Encyclopedia
Juliana Spahr is an American
poet
, critic
, and editor
. She is the recipient of the 2009 Hardison Poetry Prize
awarded by the Folger Shakespeare Library
to honor a U.S. poet whose art and teaching demonstrate great imagination and daring.
Both Spahr's critical and scholarly studies, i.e., Everybody’s Autonomy: Connective Reading and Collective Identity (2001), and her poetry have shown Spahr's commitment to fostering a "value of reading" as a communal, democratic, open process. Her work therefore "distinguishes itself because she writes poems for which her critical work calls." In addition to teaching and writing poetry, Spahr is also an active editor. Spahr received the National Poetry Series Award
for her first collection of poetry, Response (1996).
, Ohio
, Spahr received her BA from Bard College
in Languages and Literatures and her PhD from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
in English. She has taught at Siena College
(1996-7), the University of Hawaii at Manoa
(1997–2003), and Mills College
(2003-). With Jena Osman
, she has edited the arts journal Chain since 2003.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, critic
Literary criticism
Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals...
, and editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
. She is the recipient of the 2009 Hardison Poetry Prize
O. B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize
The O.B. Hardison, Jr., Poetry Prize was awarded by the Folger Shakespeare Library to honor a U.S. poet whose art and teaching demonstrated great imagination and daring...
awarded by the Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library
The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It has the world's largest collection of the printed works of William Shakespeare, and is a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period...
to honor a U.S. poet whose art and teaching demonstrate great imagination and daring.
Both Spahr's critical and scholarly studies, i.e., Everybody’s Autonomy: Connective Reading and Collective Identity (2001), and her poetry have shown Spahr's commitment to fostering a "value of reading" as a communal, democratic, open process. Her work therefore "distinguishes itself because she writes poems for which her critical work calls." In addition to teaching and writing poetry, Spahr is also an active editor. Spahr received the National Poetry Series Award
National Poetry Series
The National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program.Every year since 1979 it has sponsored the publication of five books of poetry...
for her first collection of poetry, Response (1996).
Life
Born and raised in ChillicotheChillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River. The name comes from the Shawnee name Chalahgawtha, meaning "principal town", as it was a major settlement of...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, Spahr received her BA from Bard College
Bard College
Bard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...
in Languages and Literatures and her PhD from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, also commonly known as the University at Buffalo or UB, is a public research university and a "University Center" in the State University of New York system. The university was founded by Millard Fillmore in 1846. UB has multiple campuses...
in English. She has taught at Siena College
Siena College
Siena College is an independent Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Loudonville, in the town of Colonie, New York, United States. Siena is a four-year, coeducational, independent college in the Franciscan tradition, founded by the Franciscan Friars in 1937. It has 3,000 full-time students and...
(1996-7), the University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Hawaii at Manoa
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...
(1997–2003), and Mills College
Mills College
Mills College is an independent liberal arts women's college founded in 1852 that offers bachelor's degrees to women and graduate degrees and certificates to women and men. Located in Oakland, California, Mills was the first women's college west of the Rockies. The institution was initially founded...
(2003-). With Jena Osman
Jena Osman
Jena Osman is an American poet and editor, who graduated from Brown University, and the State University of New York at Buffalo, with a Ph.D. She teaches at Temple University. Osman's work has appeared in American Letters & Commentary, Conjunctions, Hambone, Verse, and XCP: Cross-Cultural...
, she has edited the arts journal Chain since 2003.
Poetry
- Nuclear (Leave Books, 1994) - full text
- Response (Sun & Moon Press, 1996) - full text
- Spiderwasp or Literary Criticism (Explosive Books, 1998)
- Fuck You-Aloha-I Love You (Wesleyan University Press, 2001)
- Things of Each Possible Relation Hashing Against One Another (Newfield, NY: Palm Press, 2003)ISBN 0-9743181-0-8
- This Connection of Everyone With Lungs (University of California Press, 2005)
- The Transformation (Berkeley, CA: Atelos Press, 2007)
- Well Then There Now (Black Sparrow Press, 2011) ISBN 978-1-57423-217-2
Criticism
- Everybody's Autonomy: Connective Reading and Collective Identity (University of Alabama Press, 2001)
Editor
- Writing from the New Coast: Technique (essay collection) Co-editor with Peter GizziPeter GizziPeter Gizzi is an award-winning American poet and renowned editor of the American poet Jack Spicer. He attended Brown University, New York University and the State University of New York at Buffalo.-Life and career:...
. (Stockbridge: O-blekO-bleko•blék: a journal of language arts was a small literary magazine founded by Peter Gizzi who co-edited it with Connell McGrath. The magazine published a number of poems often not in the mainstream but recognized for their excellence...
Editions, 1993) - A Poetics of Criticism (essay collection) Co-editor with Mark Wallace, Kristin PrevalletKristin PrevalletKristin Prevallet is an American poet and essayist who currently lives and works in New York City. Prevallet studied with Robert Creeley at SUNY Buffalo and has described herself as working in the tradition of William Carlos Williams, Charles Olson and the ongoing stream of American high modernists...
, and Pam RehmPam Rehm-Works:***** -Reviews:Rehm is an iconoclast not because she is, at times, formally inventive but because she reaches for what can't be seen, that is, she strives for knowledge of "what it means to be in relation." Her insurgency should, at least partly, become ours...
. (Buffalo: Leave Books, 1993) - Chain [co-edited with Jena OsmanJena OsmanJena Osman is an American poet and editor, who graduated from Brown University, and the State University of New York at Buffalo, with a Ph.D. She teaches at Temple University. Osman's work has appeared in American Letters & Commentary, Conjunctions, Hambone, Verse, and XCP: Cross-Cultural...
], since 1994 full text - American Women Poets in the 21st Century: Where Lyric Meets Language [co-edited with Claudia RankineClaudia RankineClaudia Rankine is an American poet and playwright born in 1963 and raised in Kingston, Jamaica and New York City. She has taught at Case Western Reserve University, Barnard College, University of Georgia, and in the writing program at the University of Houston. As of 2011, Rankine is the Henry G...
], (Wesleyan University Press, 2002) - Poetry and Pedagogy: the Challenge of the Contemporary [co-edited with Joan RetallackJoan RetallackJoan Retallack is an American poet, critic, biographer, and multi-disciplinary scholar.-Life and work:Joan Retallack received her B.A. from the University of Illinois, Urbana and her M.A. from Georgetown University...
], (Palgrave, 2006)
External links
- EPC Author Page
- Archival Webpage
- "Poetic Profile" at Chicago Postmodern Poetry, including an elaborate diagram of her (self-identified) influences
- A Brief Q&A with Juliana Spahr
- Chain