Justin Phillip Reed is an American poet, novelist, and essayist, best known for his National Book Award-winning debut poetry collection Indecency.
Justin Phillip Reed | |
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| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Notable works | Indecency |
| Notable awards | National Book Award for Poetry 2018 |
| Website | |
| justinphillipreed | |
Personal life
editReed lives in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] His work often deals with what it means to be a queer black man in America.[2] He went to Washington University in St. Louis.[3]
Books
editHe published a chapbook, A History of Flamboyance, with YesYes Books in 2016.[2]
Reed's first full-length book of poetry, Indecency, deals with black identity and sexuality. It was published by Coffee House in 2018.[4] Francine J. Harris, Nina Simone, Deftones, and Khadijah Queen were among the people who inspired Reed to write the book.[5] Indecency won the National Book Award in Poetry in 2018.[6]
Bibliography
editBooks
edit- A History of Flamboyance (2016)
- Indecency (2018)
- The Malevolent Volume (2020)
Selected poetry
edit- BOAAT: "Every Cell in This Country…"
- Dreginald: "Quarantyne"
- Foundry: "When I Was a Man"
- Guernica: “The Hang-Up”
- Lambda Literary: "Minotaur"
- Nashville Review: "Beneficence"
- Paperbag: “The Telemachy” & 3 more
- PEN America: "The Bastard's Crown" & 1 more
- Poetry Foundation: “In a Daydream of Being the Big House Missus”
- Poets.org: "About the Bees"
- The Adroit Journal: "Exit Hex"
- The New York Times Magazine: "Theory for Expansion"
- The Offing: "When I Am the Reaper"
- The Shade Journal: "Head of Medusa"
- The Shallow Ends: "When What They Called Us Was Our Name"
- The Southeast Review: “Considering My Disallowance”
- Tupelo Quarterly: "South Carolina is / shaped like a heart […]"
- Vinyl: "|p|l|e|a|s|"
- wildness: "When I Had the Haint"
- Winter Tangerine Review: "Open Season"
Essays
edit- Black Warrior Review: "Villainy"
- Catapult: "Killing Like They Do in the Movies"
- Catapult: "Melancholia, Death Motion, and the Makings of Marilyn Manson"
- The Rumpus: "The Double Agency of Will Smith in Sci-Fi"
Awards
edit- National Book Award for Poetry for Indecency (Coffee House Press, 2018)[6]
- Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry for Indecency (Coffee House Press, 2018)[7]
References
edit- ^ "Wilder Forms: Our Fourteenth Annual Look at Debut Poets". Poets & Writers. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ a b Goodwin, Jeremy D. (3 December 2018). "Cut & Paste: Justin Phillip Reed's poetry is haunted by St. Louis history". www.kbia.org. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "'This Ain't Your Momma's Poetry': Writers Showcase at Miami Book Fair". NBC News. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Indecency". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ Hughes, Luther (2018-05-11). "Girl, I guess there's glamour in it". www.stlmag.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ a b "National Book Foundation - 2018 National Book Awards". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Congratulations to the Winners of the 2019 Lambda Literary Awards!". Literary Hub. June 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2021.