Nate Marshall
Nate Marshall
Nate Marshall is an American poet. He authored the poetry book, Wild Hundreds, which has gone on to win several national awards, and "Look", the closing poem for the Louder Than a Bomb documentary film based on the event of the same name.
Biography
Nate Marshall’s journey to become a poet took off when he was 12 years old.[clarification needed][citation needed] At the age of 14, his passion for poetry shined, as he was named a superstar while performing for Chicago's ‘Louder Than A Bomb Slam Poetry.’ [citation needed]
His first book, The Wild Hundreds, is a reflection on the many challenges he experienced. Battling race, poverty, and growing up in low-income areas, Marshall created this piece to pave the bumpy roads for young African-Americans, and those who feel they don’t have a voice.[1]
In 2008, Marshall debuted in a slam poetry festival hosted by Kevin Coval, called Louder Than a Bomb. His piece “Look” is known throughout the world for its impact on many young individuals in the Poetry Scene.[citation needed] He was later named a Slam Poetry Superstar as he was a finalist in the 2008 competition.[citation needed]
Marshall went on to become an editor of The Breakbeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop, along with Kevin Coval, and Quraysh Ali Lansana.[citation needed]
His first book, Wild Hundreds (2015), won the Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize and is forthcoming from the University of Pittsburgh.[citation needed]
His rap album “Grown” was released in the summer of 2015 with his group Daily Lyrical Project.[citation needed]
He then went on to write 1989, The Number (2016), while still performing at many slam events in Chicago[citation needed]
Currently Nate is a teaching artist with organizations such as Young Chicago Authors, InsideOut Literary Arts Project in Detroit, and Southern Word in Nashville. Founder of the Lost Count Scholarship Fund, which promotes youth violence prevention.[citation needed]
Marshall is a Founding member of the Dark Noise collective along with Danez Smith, Fatima Asghar, Franny Choi, Aaron Samuels, and Jamila Woods[citation needed]
Works
Poems
Selection of poems as posted on the Poetry Foundation website:[2]
- Everything I’ve called women
- Fame Food & Liquor
- Habitual
- Harold’s Chicken Shack #1
- Harold’s Chicken Shack #86
- On caskets
- Oregon Trail
- Palindrome
- Praise Song
- Recycling
Books
- Wild Hundreds (2015)
- The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop as editor (2015)
- Gwendolyn Over Everything: Specificity, Humanity, and Class in Beverly Hills, Chicago (2017)
Awards and recognition
- 2014 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize for Wild Hundreds[citation needed]
- 2015 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work (poetry category) for Wild Hundreds[citation needed]
- 2016 BCALA Literary Award (poetry category) for Wild Hundreds[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Nate Marshall: The Poetic Lives of the South Side". Literary Hub. 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ↑ Foundation, Poetry (2018-12-09). "Nate Marshall". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2012/05/01/nate-marshall-a-way-with-words/
- https://lithub.com/nate-marshall-the-poetic-lives-of-the-south-side/
- https://www.huffingtonpost.com/joshua-adams/the-breakbeat-poets-review_b_7288708.html
- http://www.louderthanabombfilm.com/about-the-poets.php
External links
- Nate Marshall biography on Tumblr
- Nate Marshall at Poetry Foundation
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