Adam Day is an American poet and critic. He is the author of The Strategic Crescent (Broadstone Books, 2025), Illuminated Edges (Kelsay Books, 2024), Left-Handed Wolf (Louisiana State University Press, 2020), Model of a City in Civil War (Sarabande Books, 2015), and one chapbook of poetry, Badger, Apocrypha (Poetry Society of America, 2011).
Adam Day | |
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 Day in 2015 | |
| Born | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Poet and critic |
| Organization | Baltic Writing Residency |
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Life and work
editDay was born and raised primarily in Louisville's working class south end. He graduated from Eckerd College (2001), and from New York University (2004) with an MFA in creative writing.
Day publishes Action, Spectacle, an online and print journal of art and culture, which is guest-edited by a changing lineup of writers and artists.
He has taught English and creative writing at Earlham College, New York University, Bellarmine University, the University of Houston, the University of Kentucky, and elsewhere.
In 2011, Day was selected by David Lehman for the PEN Emerging Writers Award. Lehman wrote, "Day is unafraid to conjoin historical and fictional personages for effects that startle and provoke, as in Combine, in which Stalin, Goya, Queen Anne, and Tennessee Williams are among the cast of characters. Impressive, too, is the poem in which Day juxtaposes excerpts 'From an Interview with Kenzaburō Ōe, with Stage Directions from Synge's Riders to the Sea.' This poet's technical prowess, adventurousness, and wide-ranging curiosity give pleasure now and the promise of a great deal more to come."[1]
Honors and awards
edit- Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council[2]
- PEN Emerging Writers Award[3]
- Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship for Badger, Apocrypha[4]
Collections of poetry
edit- The Strategic Crescent (Broadstone Books, 2025),
- Illuminated Edges (Kelsay Books, 2024),
- Left-Handed Wolf (Louisiana State University Press, 2020),
- Model of a City in Civil War. (Sarabande Books, 2015),
- Badger, Apocrypha. (Poetry Society of America, 2010).
References
edit- ^ "2011 PEN Emerging Writers Award for Poetry | PEN American Center". www.pen.org. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ "Adam Day". Kentucky Arts Council. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (11 August 2011). "PEN American Center's 2011 award winners". LA Times.
- ^ "Chapbook Fellowship". Poetry Society of America.