James D'Agostino
Dr. James (Jamie) D’Agostino is an author and educator. He teaches English and Creative Writing at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO.
Biography[edit]
James D’Agostino received his BA from Loyola University of Chicago, his MFA from Indiana University, and his PhD from Western Michigan University.[1] He completed his dissertation, Nude with Anything, in August 2007.[2]
His works have been in Conduit, Forklift Ohio, TriQuarterly, Denver Quarterly, Rattle (Poets Respond), Third Coast, and Cimaron Review.[1] His poetry collection, Nude with Anything, was published by New Issues Poetry & Prose Press in 2006 and won the Diagram/New Michigan Prize.[3][1] In 2019, his chapbook, This Much, won the Wells College Press Chapbook contest. His work in This Much was later included in his chapbook, The Goldfinch Caution Tapes, which was published by Waywiser Press in 2023.[4] The Goldfinch Caution Tapes won the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize in 2023.[5]
When talking about his poetry, he said, "I'm someone who wishes they were a painter. Someone who wishes they were a musician. I found poetry which lets me pretend both talents are there."[6] In 2010, he became the editor for the Chariton Review.
D'Agostino taught a master class at the Wells College of Visiting Writers in 2021. He also took part in Truman State University's English and Linguistics Department podcast in 2023.[7]
Works[edit]
Dissertation[edit]
- 2007 Nude with anything New Issues/Western Michigan University : Kalamazoo, 2006. ISBN 9781930974623 Search this book on
., OCLC 71825001
Chapbooks[edit]
- 2011 Slur Oeuvre New Michigan Press : Tucson, 2011. ISBN 9781934832295 Search this book on ., OCLC 777232320
- 2018 Weathermaniac : poems CutBank Books : Missoula, 2018. ISBN 9781939717245 Search this book on ., OCLC 1139564750
- 2021 This Much Wells College Press : Aurora, 2019.
- 2022 The Goldfinch Caution Tapes Waywiser Press : Baltimore, 2023. ISBN 1911379127 Search this book on . OCLC 1351463573
- 2022 Somewhere Between KC/MO and East St. Lou: an anthology of Missouri poets Spartan Press : Kansas City, 2022. ISBN 9781958182321 Search this book on . OCLC 1377728721
Awards and honors[edit]
- Diagram/New Michigan Prize (for Slur Oeuvre)
- CutBank Chapbook Contest (for Weathermaniac)
- Wells College Press Chapbook Prize (for This Much)
- Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize (for The Goldfinch Caution Tapes)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "James D'Agostino". Truman State University. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ↑ D'Agostino, James (August 2007). Nude with Anything (PhD thesis). Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ "James D'Agostino". The University of Chicago Press. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ Emma Vallelunga (16 October 2023). "Wells College Press opens poetry chapbook contest". Wells College. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ "17th Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize". Waywiser Press. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ Gracie Doolin (4 December 2023). "Graduate student starts podcast". Truman Media Network. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
External Links[edit]
- Video of James D'Agostino's Wells College Master Class, 23 February 2021
- Video of James D'Agostino and Christopher Nelson Reading, 23 February 2021
- Video of Left Bank Books Reading, 16 March 2023
- Podcast Episode with James D'Agostino, 26 October 2023
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