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Thomas Lux

November 28, 2023

Thomas Lux (December 10, 1946 – February 5, 2017) was an American poet who held the Margaret T. and Henry C. Bourne, Jr. Chair in Poetry at the Georgia Institute of Technology and ran Georgia Tech's "Poetry @ Tech" program.[1][2] He wrote fourteen books of poetry.[3]

Thomas Lux
BornThomas Norman Lux
(1946-12-10)December 10, 1946
Northampton, Massachusetts
DiedFebruary 5, 2017(2017-02-05) (aged 70)
Atlanta, Georgia
OccupationPoet, Professor
Notable awardsKingsley Tufts Poetry Award

Early life and education edit

Thomas Lux was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, son of a milkman and a Sears & Roebuck switchboard operator, neither of whom graduated from high school. Lux was raised in Massachusetts on a dairy farm.[4]

Lux graduated from Emerson College in Boston, where he was also poet in residence from 1970–1975. His first book—Memory's Handgrenade—was published shortly after.[4]

Academic career edit

Lux was a member of the writing faculty at Sarah Lawrence College, where he taught for twenty-seven years, from 1975 until 2001.[3] He was also a core faculty member of the Warren Wilson M.F.A. Program for Writers. In 1996 he was a visiting professor at University of California, Irvine.[3] A former Guggenheim Fellow and three times a recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Lux received, in 1995, the $50,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for his sixth collection, Split Horizons.[5] In 2003, Lux was awarded an honorary doctorate of Letters from Emerson College.[3] His poems were featured in many notable anthologies, including American Alphabets: 25 Contemporary Poets (2006). In 2012, Lux received the Robert Creeley Award.[6]

At the time of his death in February 2017, Lux was the Margaret T. and Henry C. Bourne, Jr. Chair in Poetry at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he began teaching in 2001.[4] At Georgia Tech he ran their "Poetry at Tech" program,[1] which included one of the best known poetry reading series in the country, along with community outreach classes and workshops.[7]

Before his death, Lux edited (and wrote the Introduction to) Bill Knott's posthumous publication I Am Flying into Myself: Selected Poems 1960–2014 which appeared in February 2017.[3][5]

Death edit

Lux died of lung cancer at his home in Atlanta, Georgia on February 5, 2017, survived by his wife Jennifer Holley Lux and a daughter from a previous marriage, Claudia Lux.[5]

Bibliography edit

Poetry edit

Collections
  • Memory's handgrenade. Cambridge, Mass.: Pym-Randall. 1972.
  • The glassblower's breath. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland State University Poetry Center. 1976.
  • Sunday (1979)
  • Half Promised Land (1986)
  • The Drowned River (1990)
  • Split Horizon (1994)
  • The Blind Swimmer: Selected Early Poems, 1970–1975 (1996)
  • New and Selected Poems, 1975–1995 (1997)
  • The Street of Clocks (2001)
  • The Cradle Place (2004)
  • God Particles (2008)
  • Child Made of Sand (2012)
  • Selected Poems (Bloodaxe Books, UK, 2014) ISBN 978-1-78037-115-3
  • To the Left of Time, Ecco, 2016
Chapbooks
  • The Land Sighted (chapbook, 1970)
  • Madrigal on the Way Home (chapbook, 1976)
  • Like a Wide Anvil from the Moon the Light (chapbook, 1980)
  • Massachusetts (chapbook, 1981)
  • Tarantulas on the Lifebuoy (chapbook, 1983)
  • A Boat in the Forest (chapbook, 1992)
  • Pecked to Death by Swans (chapbook, 1993)
List of poems
Title Year First published Reprinted/collected
Cow chases boys 2015 Lux, Thomas (March 23, 2015). "Cow chases boys". The New Yorker. 91 (5): 46.
Refrigerator, 1957 2021 Lux, Thomas (September 6, 2021). "Refrigerator, 1957". The New Yorker. 97 (27): 54–55.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The Margaret T. and Henry C. Bourne, Jr. Chair in Poetry: Thomas Lux". Poetry at Tech. Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  2. ^ "Thomas Lux". Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e "Thomas Lux – Poetry @ Tech". Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Emerson, Bo (February 6, 2017). "Noted Georgia Poet Thomas Lux dies". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  5. ^ a b c Grimes, William (22 February 2017). "Thomas Lux, Poet Who Wrote of Life's Absurdities, Dies at 70" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ "Robert Creeley Foundation  » Award – Robert Creeley Award". robertcreeleyfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  7. ^ Lux describes the genesis and development of the program in "The Poem Is a Bridge: Poetry@Tech," in: Humanistic Perspectives in a Technological World, ed. Richard Utz, Valerie B. Johnson, and Travis Denton (Atlanta: School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014), pp. 72–5.

External links edit

 
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  • Love It Hard: Thomas Lux On Poetry, profile and interview with Sally Molini in Cerise Press, Summer 2009
  • Academy of American Poets profile
  • A few poems by Thomas Lux
  • Online interview with Lux
  • Poetry at Tech
  • Thomas Lux (1946-2017): Bloodaxe Books filmed reading and interview from 2014 on YouTube

November 28, 2023
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was raised in Massachusetts on a dairy farm 4 Lux graduated from Emerson College in Boston where he was also poet in residence from 1970 1975 His first book Memory s Handgrenade was published shortly after 4 Academic career editLux was a member of the writing faculty at Sarah Lawrence College where he taught for twenty seven years from 1975 until 2001 3 He was also a core faculty member of the Warren Wilson M F A Program for Writers In 1996 he was a visiting professor at University of California Irvine 3 A former Guggenheim Fellow and three times a recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts Lux received in 1995 the 50 000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for his sixth collection Split Horizons 5 In 2003 Lux was awarded an honorary doctorate of Letters from Emerson College 3 His poems were featured in many notable anthologies including American Alphabets 25 Contemporary Poets 2006 In 2012 Lux received the Robert Creeley Award 6 At the time of his death in February 2017 Lux was the Margaret T and Henry C Bourne Jr Chair in Poetry at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he began teaching in 2001 4 At Georgia Tech he ran their Poetry at Tech program 1 which included one of the best known poetry reading series in the country along with community outreach classes and workshops 7 Before his death Lux edited and wrote the Introduction to Bill Knott s posthumous publication I Am Flying into Myself Selected Poems 1960 2014 which appeared in February 2017 3 5 Death editLux died of lung cancer at his home in Atlanta Georgia on February 5 2017 survived by his wife Jennifer Holley Lux and a daughter from a previous marriage Claudia Lux 5 Bibliography editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items February 2020 Poetry edit CollectionsMemory s handgrenade Cambridge Mass Pym Randall 1972 The glassblower s breath Cleveland Ohio Cleveland State University Poetry Center 1976 Sunday 1979 Half Promised Land 1986 The Drowned River 1990 Split Horizon 1994 The Blind Swimmer Selected Early Poems 1970 1975 1996 New and Selected Poems 1975 1995 1997 The Street of Clocks 2001 The Cradle Place 2004 God Particles 2008 Child Made of Sand 2012 Selected Poems Bloodaxe Books UK 2014 ISBN 978 1 78037 115 3 To the Left of Time Ecco 2016ChapbooksThe Land Sighted chapbook 1970 Madrigal on the Way Home chapbook 1976 Like a Wide Anvil from the Moon the Light chapbook 1980 Massachusetts chapbook 1981 Tarantulas on the Lifebuoy chapbook 1983 A Boat in the Forest chapbook 1992 Pecked to Death by Swans chapbook 1993 List of poemsTitle Year First published Reprinted collectedCow chases boys 2015 Lux Thomas March 23 2015 Cow chases boys The New Yorker 91 5 46 Refrigerator 1957 2021 Lux Thomas September 6 2021 Refrigerator 1957 The New Yorker 97 27 54 55 References edit a b The Margaret T and Henry C Bourne Jr Chair in Poetry Thomas Lux Poetry at Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Retrieved 2012 10 21 Thomas Lux Poetry Foundation Poetry Foundation 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