Adam Sol is a Canadian-American poet.
Adam Sol | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Canadian-American |
| Education | Tufts University Indiana University Bloomington (MFA) University of Cincinnati (PhD) |
| Spouse | Rabbi Yael Splansky |
| Children | 3 |
Life
editAdam Sol was born in New York City and raised in New Fairfield, Connecticut. He graduated from Tufts University, from Indiana University Bloomington with an M.F.A, and from the University of Cincinnati with a Ph.D.[1] He lives in Toronto[2] with his wife, Rabbi Yael Splansky, and their three sons.
Work
editSol published his first book of poems, Jonah's Promise in 2000, with MidList Press, which no longer exists.
His second collection, Crowd of Sounds, won the Trillium Award for Poetry in 2004.
His third collection, Jeremiah Ohio, was published by House of Anansi Press in 2008.
His fourth, Complicity, was published by McClelland & Stewart in 2014. [3]
Sol's popular poetry blog "How a Poem Moves]" became the How a Poem Movesa book in 2019, recommended by CBC.[4]
Sol's most recent book, Broken Dawn Blessings, was the 2022 winner of the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Poetry. [5]
Sol currently holds the Blake C. Goldring Chair at the University of Toronto's Victoria College.[6]
Awards
edit- 2004 Trillium Book Award for Poetry
- 2008 Trillium Book Award for Poetry, Shortlist
- 2022 Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Poetry [5]
Works
editPoetry
edit- Jonah's promise: poems. Mid-List Press. 2000. ISBN 978-0-922811-47-2.
- Crowd of Sounds. House of Anansi Press. 2003. ISBN 978-0-88784-688-5.
- Jeremiah, Ohio. House of Anansi Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-88784-791-2.
- Complicity. McClelland & Stewart. 2014. ISBN 978077107927-6.
- Broken Dawn Blessings: Poems. ECW Press. 2021. ISBN 978177041606-2.
Non-fiction
edit- How a Poem Moves: A Field Guide for Readers of Poetry. ECW Press. 2019. ISBN 9781770414563.
- Balancing acts: the re-invention of ethnicity in Jewish American fiction before 1930. University of Cincinnati. 2000.
References
edit- ^ "House of Anansi Press : Authors". www.anansi.ca. Archived from the original on 1 April 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Who's". Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/235418/complicity-by-adam-sol/9780771079276</>
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/full-episode-aug-31-2019-1.5151183/poetry-should-be-enjoyed-and-adam-sol-wrote-a-book-to-show-you-how-1.5151918>
- ^ a b https://cjlawards.ca [bare URL]
- ^ "Prof. Adam Sol » Victoria College".
External links
edit- "Adam Sol: A conversation ending with a poem", Lemon Hound, April 07, 2009
- "Ten Questions (Trillium Finalists Series) with Adam Sol", Open Book Toronto
- "Adam Sol", Northern Poetry Review, Dani Couture, September 2008
- "The NaPoMo Questionnaire: Adam Sol", The NationalPost, April 14, 2009[permanent dead link]