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'''Dean Young''' (1955-) is a contemporary American poet in the poetic lineage of [[John Ashbery]], [[Frank O'Hara]], and [[Kenneth Koch]]. Though often cited as a second-generation [[New York School]] poet, his work also resonates with the [[Surrealism|Surrealist]] poetry of [[Charles Baudelaire]], [[Arthur Rimbaud]], and [[Guillaume Apollinaire]], and if [[neo-surrealism]] has a poetic corollary then it is him. His most recent books are ''Embryoyo'' and ''Primitive Mentor''. ''Elegy on Toy Piano'' (2005) was a finalist for the [[Pulitzer Prize for Poetry]].
'''Dean Young''' (1955-) is a contemporary American poet in the poetic lineage of [[John Ashbery]], [[Frank O'Hara]], and [[Kenneth Koch]]. Often cited as a second-generation [[New York School]] poet, Young also derives influence and inspiration from the work of [[André Breton]], [[Paul Éluard]], and the other [[Surrealism|French Surrealist poets]], and if [[neo-surrealism]] has a poetic corollary then it is him. His most recent books are ''Primitive Mentor'' and ''The Art of Recklessness''. Another work, ''Elegy on Toy Piano'' (2005), was a finalist for the [[Pulitzer Prize for Poetry]].


In the past, he has been awarded the Colorado Prize for Poetry for ''Strike Anywhere'', has received a [[Stegner Fellowship]] from [[Stanford University]], and has been awarded fellowships by the [[John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation]] (2002) as well as from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] and the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. His work has been included in ''The Best American Poetry'' anthology multiple times, dating back to 1993. He was born in [[Columbia, Pennsylvania]].
In the past, he has been awarded the Colorado Prize for Poetry for ''Strike Anywhere'', has received a [[Stegner Fellowship]] from [[Stanford University]], and has been awarded fellowships by the [[John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation]] (2002) as well as from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] and the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. His work has been included in ''The Best American Poetry'' anthology multiple times, dating back to 1993. He was born in [[Columbia, Pennsylvania]].


In an interview,<ref> ''Jubilat'', University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2002. ISSN: 1529-0999.</ref> Young said his poems are about misunderstanding and that tying meaning too closely with understanding is not the intent of his poetry. He finds the process of creation to be more important than the work itself, and that his poems are more demonstrations than explanations. He also finds that using mangled quotes from technical journals, as he experimented with in [[First Course in Turbulence]], allows for a kind of collage in which tones confront each other. Citing [[André Breton]] as a major influence, Young finds [[Surrealism]] useful in understanding the imagination and removing the boundaries between real and unreal.
In an interview,<ref> ''Jubilat'', University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2002. ISSN: 1529-0999.</ref> Young said his poems are about misunderstanding and that tying meaning too closely with understanding is not the intent of his poetry. He finds the process of creation to be more important than the work itself, and that his poems are more demonstrations than explanations. He also finds that using mangled quotes from technical journals, as he experimented with in [[First Course in Turbulence]], allows for a kind of collage in which tones confront each other. Citing [[André Breton|Breton]] as a major influence, Young finds [[Surrealism]] useful in understanding the imagination and removing the boundaries between real and unreal.


In 2008, Young became the William Livingston Chair of Poetry at the University of Texas at Austin.<ref name="utexas.edu">http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/english/creative-writing/faculty.html</ref>
In 2008, Young became the William Livingston Chair of Poetry at the University of Texas at Austin.<ref name="utexas.edu">http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/english/creative-writing/faculty.html</ref>

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Dean Young
OccupationPoet
NationalityUnited States
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize finalist
SpouseCornelia Nixon

Dean Young (1955-) is a contemporary American poet in the poetic lineage of John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara, and Kenneth Koch. Often cited as a second-generation New York School poet, Young also derives influence and inspiration from the work of André Breton, Paul Éluard, and the other French Surrealist poets, and if neo-surrealism has a poetic corollary then it is him. His most recent books are Primitive Mentor and The Art of Recklessness. Another work, Elegy on Toy Piano (2005), was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

In the past, he has been awarded the Colorado Prize for Poetry for Strike Anywhere, has received a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University, and has been awarded fellowships by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2002) as well as from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. His work has been included in The Best American Poetry anthology multiple times, dating back to 1993. He was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania.

In an interview,[1] Young said his poems are about misunderstanding and that tying meaning too closely with understanding is not the intent of his poetry. He finds the process of creation to be more important than the work itself, and that his poems are more demonstrations than explanations. He also finds that using mangled quotes from technical journals, as he experimented with in First Course in Turbulence, allows for a kind of collage in which tones confront each other. Citing Breton as a major influence, Young finds Surrealism useful in understanding the imagination and removing the boundaries between real and unreal.

In 2008, Young became the William Livingston Chair of Poetry at the University of Texas at Austin.[2]


Books

Magazines and anthologies

Poems online

References

  1. ^ Jubilat, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2002. ISSN: 1529-0999.
  2. ^ http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/english/creative-writing/faculty.html


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