Daniel Borzutzky
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Daniel Borzutzky | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 47–48) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | Chilean-American[1] |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable works | The Performance of Becoming Human |
| Notable awards | National Book Award |
Daniel Borzutzky is a Chicago-based poet and translator. His collection The Performance of Becoming Human won the 2016 National Book Award.[4]
The son of Chilean immigrants, Borzutzky's work often addresses immigration, worker exploitation, political corruption, and economic disparity.[5] He is an Associate Professor of English and Latino Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago.[6]
Works[]
Poetry[]
- Full Length Collections
- Written After a Massacre in the Year 2018. Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press. 2021. ISBN 9781566896054.
- Lake Michigan, University of Pittsburgh Press. 2018. ISBN 9780822965220, OCLC 1007923836
- The Performance of Becoming Human Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Arts Press. 2016. ISBN 9781936767465, OCLC 994060924[7][8]
- In the Murmurs of the Rotten Carcass Economy Brooklyn, N.Y.: Nightboat Books. 2015. ISBN 9781937658335, OCLC 894937620
- The Book of Interfering Bodies Brooklyn, N.Y.: Nightboat Books. 2011. ISBN 9780984459827, OCLC 838471857
- The Ecstasy of Capitulation Buffalo, N.Y.: Blaze Vox Books. 2007. ISBN 9781934289242, OCLC 105635040
- Chapbooks
- Bedtime Stories for the End of the World Bloof Books, 2014. OCLC 906944426
- Data Bodies (Holon, 2013)
- Failure in the imagination, Milwaukee, WI: Bronze Skull Press, 2007. OCLC 181911375
- Poetry/Essay
- Memories of my Overdevelopment Chicago: Kenning Editions, 2015. OCLC 944444558
- Arbitrary tales,Triple Press: 2005. ISBN 9780976659310, OCLC 166144754
Translations[]
- Galo Ghigliotto, Valdivia (co•im•press, 2016)
- Raúl Zurita, The Country of Planks (Action Books, 2015)
- Raúl Zurita, Song for his Disappeared Love (Action Books, 2010)
- Jaime Luis Huenún, Port Trakl (Action Books, 2008)
Honors[]
- National Book Award, The Performance of Becoming Human (2016)
- ALTA's National Translation Award for Poetry (2017)
- PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant, Raúl Zurita's El País de Tablas (The Country of Planks) (2013)
- National Endowment for the Arts Grant (2013)
- Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist, Lake Michigan (2019)
References[]
- ^ McSweeney, Joyelle. "Daniel Borzutzky". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "About Daniel Borzutzky". Poets.org. Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Students and Alumni: Recent Graduate Accomplishments". SAIC. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Alter, Alexandra (2016-11-17). "Colson Whitehead Wins National Book Award for 'The Underground Railroad'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "2016 National Book Award Winner, Poetry". National Book Foundation. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ https://engl.uic.edu/profiles/borzutzky-daniel/
- ^ "Enjambed with Rotten Assets: Daniel Borzutzky's 'The Performance of Becoming Human'". Hyperallergic. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ Tribune, Chicago. "Chicagoan gives poetry 'Performance' worthy of National Book Award". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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- American male poets
- Poets from Illinois
- Poets from Pennsylvania
- National Book Award winners
- 21st-century American poets
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- American people of Chilean descent
- Wilbur Wright College faculty
- University of Illinois at Chicago faculty
- 21st-century American male writers
- 1974 births
- American poet, 20th-century birth stubs