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'''Safiya Sinclair''' (born 1984, Montego Bay, Jamaica)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Safiya Sinclair |url=https://www.poetryinternational.com/poets-poems/poets/poet/102-29127_Sinclair |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=www.poetryinternational.com |language=nl}}</ref> is a Jamaican poet and memoirist. Her debut poetry collection, ''Cannibal'' won several awards, including a [[Whiting Awards|Whiting Award]] for poetry in 2016 and the [[OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature]] for poetry in 2017. She is currently an associate professor of creative writing at Arizona State University.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pulitzer Prize winner Mitchell S. Jackson and Whiting Award winner Safiya Sinclair join ASU's Department of English |url=https://news.asu.edu/20210621-university-news-pulitzer-prize-winner-mitchell-s-jackson-whiting-award-winner-safiya-sinclair-join-asu-english |website=ASU News |access-date=14 June 2023 |language=en |date=21 June 2021}}</ref> |
'''Safiya Sinclair''' (born 1984, Montego Bay, Jamaica)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Safiya Sinclair |url=https://www.poetryinternational.com/poets-poems/poets/poet/102-29127_Sinclair |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=www.poetryinternational.com |language=nl}}</ref> is a Jamaican poet and memoirist. Her debut poetry collection, ''Cannibal'' won several awards, including a [[Whiting Awards|Whiting Award]] for poetry in 2016 and the [[OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature]] for poetry in 2017. She is currently an associate professor of creative writing at Arizona State University.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pulitzer Prize winner Mitchell S. Jackson and Whiting Award winner Safiya Sinclair join ASU's Department of English |url=https://news.asu.edu/20210621-university-news-pulitzer-prize-winner-mitchell-s-jackson-whiting-award-winner-safiya-sinclair-join-asu-english |website=ASU News |access-date=14 June 2023 |language=en |date=21 June 2021}}</ref> |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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Sinclair was born and raised in [[Montego Bay, Jamaica]]. She has described her father, a reggae musician, as a "militant Rasta man." It is because of what Sinclair refers to as the "alienating" experience of [[Rastafari]] culture that she turned to poetry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Safiya Sinclair {{!}} 'There wasn’t much space for me as a woman to grow and thrive' |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/author-interviews/safiya-sinclair--there-wasn8217t-much-space-for-me-as-a-woman-to-grow-and-thrive |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref> At 16, her first poem was published in a national newspaper in Jamaica.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linan |first=Steve |date=2016-04-06 |title=Graduate student receives affirmation of her talent — a prestigious award for poetry |url=https://news.usc.edu/98016/graduate-student-receives-affirmation-of-her-talent-a-prestigious-award-for-poetry/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=USC News |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Sinclair was born and raised in [[Montego Bay, Jamaica]]. She has described her father, a reggae musician, as a "militant Rasta man." It is because of what Sinclair refers to as the "alienating" experience of [[Rastafari]] culture that she turned to poetry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Safiya Sinclair {{!}} 'There wasn’t much space for me as a woman to grow and thrive' |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/author-interviews/safiya-sinclair--there-wasn8217t-much-space-for-me-as-a-woman-to-grow-and-thrive |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref> At 16, her first poem was published in a national newspaper in Jamaica.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Linan |first=Steve |date=2016-04-06 |title=Graduate student receives affirmation of her talent — a prestigious award for poetry |url=https://news.usc.edu/98016/graduate-student-receives-affirmation-of-her-talent-a-prestigious-award-for-poetry/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=USC News |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Sinclair moved to the United States in 2006 to attend college, first earning her BA from Bennington College in Vermont. She went on to obtain an MFA in |
Sinclair moved to the United States in 2006 to attend college, first earning her BA from Bennington College in Vermont. She went on to obtain an MFA in Poetry from the University of Virginia, where she studied with [[Rita Dove]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cole |first=Jess |date=2023-04-20 |title=Two Poets Who Debated Every Syllable |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/t-magazine/rita-dove-safiya-sinclair.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>, and a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Safiya Sinclair — ABOUT |url=https://www.safiyasinclair.com/about |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Safiya Sinclair |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Sinclair's poems have been published in various journals including [[Poetry (magazine)|Poetry]], [[The Kenyon Review]], [[The New Yorker]], and [[Granta]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foundation |first=Poetry |date=2023-06-15 |title=Safiya Sinclair |url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/safiya-sinclair |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Poetry Foundation |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Safiya Sinclair {{!}} Kenyon Review Author |url=https://kenyonreview.org/contributor/safiya-sinclair/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=The Kenyon Review |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sinclair |first=Safiya |date=2018-06-25 |title=“Gospel of the Misunderstood” |language=en-US |work=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/02/gospel-of-the-misunderstood |access-date=2023-06-15 |issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-08 |title=Hymen Elegy |url=https://granta.com/hymen-elegy/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Granta |language=en-US}}</ref> She wrote ''Catacombs'', a chapbook of poems and essays during a one-year return to Jamaica following her graduation from Bennington.<ref name=":0" /> It was released by Argos Books in 2011. In September 2016, she released her debut collection of poems, ''Cannibal'', through University of Nebraska Press. (The book was released in the United Kingdom through [[Picador (imprint)|Picador]] in October 2020). [about cannibal] |
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Her debut memoir, ''How to Say Babylon'', will be published in October 2023. |
Her debut memoir, ''How to Say Babylon'', will be published by Simon & Schuster in the US in October 2023. |
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In addition to writing, Sinclair is also a university-level educator. Prior to joining the English department at Arizona State University, Sinclair was a postdoctoral research associate in the Literary Arts Department at Brown University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellows 2019-2021 {{!}} Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED) {{!}} Brown University |url=https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/institutional-diversity/initiatives/presidential-diversity-postdoctoral-fellowship/presidential-diversity-postdoctoral-0#SSinclair |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=www.brown.edu}}</ref> |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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Revision as of 22:30, 15 June 2023
Safiya Sinclair (born 1984, Montego Bay, Jamaica)[1] is a Jamaican poet and memoirist. Her debut poetry collection, Cannibal won several awards, including a Whiting Award for poetry in 2016 and the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature for poetry in 2017. She is currently an associate professor of creative writing at Arizona State University.[2]
Early life and education
Sinclair was born and raised in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She has described her father, a reggae musician, as a "militant Rasta man." It is because of what Sinclair refers to as the "alienating" experience of Rastafari culture that she turned to poetry.[3] At 16, her first poem was published in a national newspaper in Jamaica.[4]
Sinclair moved to the United States in 2006 to attend college, first earning her BA from Bennington College in Vermont. She went on to obtain an MFA in Poetry from the University of Virginia, where she studied with Rita Dove[5], and a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California.[6]
Career
Sinclair's poems have been published in various journals including Poetry, The Kenyon Review, The New Yorker, and Granta[7][8][9][10] She wrote Catacombs, a chapbook of poems and essays during a one-year return to Jamaica following her graduation from Bennington.[4] It was released by Argos Books in 2011. In September 2016, she released her debut collection of poems, Cannibal, through University of Nebraska Press. (The book was released in the United Kingdom through Picador in October 2020). [about cannibal]
Her debut memoir, How to Say Babylon, will be published by Simon & Schuster in the US in October 2023.
In addition to writing, Sinclair is also a university-level educator. Prior to joining the English department at Arizona State University, Sinclair was a postdoctoral research associate in the Literary Arts Department at Brown University.[11]
Bibliography
- Catacombs, Argos Books (2011)
- Cannibal, University of Nebraska Press (2016)
- How to Say Babylon: a Memoir, Simon & Schuster (2023)
Awards and nominations
- 2015 — Prairie Schooner Book Prize, Poetry[12]
- 2016 — Whiting Award, Poetry[13]
- 2017 — American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Metcalf Award, Literature[14]
- 2017 — OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, Poetry[15]
- 2017 — Phillis Wheatley Book Award, Poetry[16]
Nominations
- 2017 — PEN Open Book Award, longlisted[17]
- 2017 — PEN USA Literary Award, finalist[18]
- 2017 — Dylan Thomas Prize, longlisted[19]
References
- ^ "Safiya Sinclair". www.poetryinternational.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Pulitzer Prize winner Mitchell S. Jackson and Whiting Award winner Safiya Sinclair join ASU's Department of English". ASU News. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Safiya Sinclair | 'There wasn’t much space for me as a woman to grow and thrive'". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ a b Linan, Steve (2016-04-06). "Graduate student receives affirmation of her talent — a prestigious award for poetry". USC News. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ Cole, Jess (2023-04-20). "Two Poets Who Debated Every Syllable". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Safiya Sinclair — ABOUT". Safiya Sinclair. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ Foundation, Poetry (2023-06-15). "Safiya Sinclair". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Safiya Sinclair | Kenyon Review Author". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ Sinclair, Safiya (2018-06-25). ""Gospel of the Misunderstood"". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Hymen Elegy". Granta. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellows 2019-2021 | Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED) | Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Cannibal". Prairie Schooner. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Safiya Sinclair". www.whiting.org. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Awards – American Academy of Arts and Letters". artsandletters.org. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature • Bocas Lit Fest". Bocas Lit Fest. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "The Phillis Wheatley Book Awards". AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Tubb, Nathaniel (17 January 2017). "2017 PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD". PEN America. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "2017 LITERARY AWARDS FINALISTS | PEN Center USA". web.archive.org. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "2017 Longlist - Swansea University". Swansea University. Retrieved 14 June 2023.