Austin Allen (writer)
| Austin Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 (age 41–42) Middletown, Connecticut |
| 💼 Occupation | Poet, literary critic, academic |
Austin Allen (born 1984) is an American poet and literary critic.
Life and career
Allen was born and raised in Connecticut. He earned a BA from Yale University, an MFA in Creative Writing from Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD in English/Creative Writing from The University of Cincinnati. Allen has worked as an editor and taught creative writing at Johns Hopkins University and The University of Cincinnati.[1]
His first collection of poetry, *Pleasures of the Game* (Waywiser Press, 2016), was published in October 2016 as the winner of the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, selected by Eavan Boland.[2] [3] Allen's poetry has appeared in The Yale Review, The Sewanee Review, The Missouri Review, Verse Daily, and the Hopkins Review. He is the former editor-in-chief of the Poetry Genius project at Genius (website).[4] His literary criticism has been published by The Poetry Foundation, JSTOR Daily and other periodicals.
Awards
- Anthony Hecht Prize from Waywiser Press[5]
Work
Books
- Pleasures of the Game (Waywiser Press, 2016), poetry, 88 pages, ISBN 978-1-904130-82-6 Search this book on
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References
- ↑ "Interview with Poetry Genius Editor, Austin Allen". Cultural Front. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ↑ "Eavan Boland and Austin Allen Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize". Folger Shakespeare Library. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ "Poetry Interview: Austin Allen". The Good Men Project. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ "How Motionpoems, Rap Genius, APR Are Driving A Poetry Renaissance". Forbes. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ "11th Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize – The Waywiser Press". waywiser-press.com.
External links
- Author's website Austin Allen
- Poetry Foundation biography of Allen with additional links to Allen's work Austin Allen
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