Evie Shockley is an American poet.[1] Shockley received the 2012 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Poetry for her book the new black and the 2012 Holmes National Poetry Prize.[1] She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2018.
Her work toured South Africa in 2007 as part of Biko 30/30, an exhibit dedicated to activist Steve Biko.[2]
She published the book Renegade Poetics: Black Aesthetics and Formal Innovation in African American Poetry in 2011.[3] The book explores the poetics of the Black Arts Movement.[3]
the new black, published in 2011 was lauded by poet Le Hinton and he also said Shockley was the "present and future of poetry."[4] In this book her poetry draws connections within our culture, for instance a poem that cites statistics and black lives through poetry.[5]
In 2017 Shockley released her book of poetry, semiautomatic. Her work includes a kind of collage style that mixes more tradition forms with quizzes or labels and compares historical figures and contemporary cultural icons with scenes of civil rights movements and atrocities of the twenty first century. The title plays with the same kind of pun referring to the gun and also her take on a cycle of contemporary reactions to violence. She dedicated this book to Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi who founded Black Lives Matter.[6]
Awards
In 2012 she was awarded The Holmes National Poetry Prize.[7][8] She was a MacDowell Colony Fellow in 2013.[9] Shockley's book, the new black, won the 2012 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. semiautomatic was a 2017 finalist for The Believer Poetry Award and the LA Times Book Prize.[10]
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External links
Evie Shockley, Roderick A. Ferguson, Maria A. Windell, Daniel Worden. "Reconsidering Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric. A Symposium, Part I" Los Angeles Review of Books. (6 January 2016)
Adam McGee, Ed Pavlić, Evie Shockley. "From the Editors: Allies". Boston Review. (23 October 2019)
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Evie Shockley is an American poet 1 Shockley received the 2012 Hurston Wright Legacy Award in Poetry for her book the new black and the 2012 Holmes National Poetry Prize 1 She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2018 Evie ShockleyBornNashville TennesseeOccupationpoet writerAlma materNorthwestern University BA University of Michigan JD Duke University PhD Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Awards 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education EditShockley is originally from Nashville Tennessee Shockley received a BA from Northwestern University studied law at the University of Michigan from whence she received her JD and received a PhD in English from Duke University 1 Career EditShockley teaches at Rutgers University New Brunswick in New Jersey 1 Her work toured South Africa in 2007 as part of Biko 30 30 an exhibit dedicated to activist Steve Biko 2 She published the book Renegade Poetics Black Aesthetics and Formal Innovation in African American Poetry in 2011 3 The book explores the poetics of the Black Arts Movement 3 the new black published in 2011 was lauded by poet Le Hinton and he also said Shockley was the present and future of poetry 4 In this book her poetry draws connections within our culture for instance a poem that cites statistics and black lives through poetry 5 In 2017 Shockley released her book of poetry semiautomatic Her work includes a kind of collage style that mixes more tradition forms with quizzes or labels and compares historical figures and contemporary cultural icons with scenes of civil rights movements and atrocities of the twenty first century The title plays with the same kind of pun referring to the gun and also her take on a cycle of contemporary reactions to violence She dedicated this book to Alicia Garza Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi who founded Black Lives Matter 6 Awards Edit In 2012 she was awarded The Holmes National Poetry Prize 7 8 She was a MacDowell Colony Fellow in 2013 9 Shockley s book the new black won the 2012 Hurston Wright Legacy Award semiautomatic was a 2017 finalist for The Believer Poetry Award and the LA Times Book Prize 10 Bibliography EditThe Gorgon Goddess Carolina Wren Press 2001 a half red sea Carolina Wren Press 2006 31 words prose poems Belladonna Books 2007 the new black Wesleyan University Press 2011 2012 Hurston Wright Legacy Award in Poetry 1 Renegade Poetics Black Aesthetics and Formal Innovation in African American Poetry University Of Iowa Press 2011 semiautomatic Wesleyan University Press 2017 References Edit a b c d e Evie Shockley Poets org Retrieved 2018 02 15 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Poet Evie Shockley to read at Bucknell The Daily Item 15 September 2014 Retrieved 2020 09 08 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b Lamm Kimberly 2014 05 21 The Poetics of Black Aesthetics Contemporary Literature 55 1 168 181 doi 10 1353 cli 2014 0004 ISSN 1548 9949 ANDRELCZYK MIKE Anti racist reads Local writers others share their recommendations LancasterOnline Retrieved 2020 09 08 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Bennett Chad 2018 08 13 Americans are reading more poetry theweek com Retrieved 2020 09 08 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Whitney Diana 2018 02 26 Poetry by Evie Shockley Nicole Sealey James Crews SFChronicle com Retrieved 2020 09 08 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link HARRIET STAFF 26 June 2012 Evie Shockley awarded Holmes National Poetry Prize by Harriet Staff Poetry Foundation a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link staff 2020 06 21 Lewis Center for the Arts selects poetry award recipient centraljersey com Retrieved 2020 09 08 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link More than 8 400 artists pursue creative work MacDowell Retrieved 2020 09 08 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Johnson David 2013 06 06 Evie Shockley Boston Review Retrieved 2020 09 08 External links EditEvie Shockley Roderick A Ferguson Maria A Windell Daniel Worden Reconsidering Claudia Rankine s Citizen An American Lyric A Symposium Part I Los Angeles Review of Books 6 January 2016 Adam McGee Ed Pavlic Evie Shockley From the Editors Allies Boston Review 23 October 2019 This biographical article about an American poet born in the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evie Shockley amp oldid 1105176334, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
