Devin Johnston

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Devin Johnston
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Johnston at the Library of Saint Louis University
Born (1970-03-14) March 14, 1970 (age 54)
Canton, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
Education
GenresPoetry, book review
SubjectModernism, pastoral traditions, ecology, contemporary American and British poetry, prosody

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Devin Johnston (born 14 March 1970) is an American poet. He has authored several poetry collections Far-Fetched (2015), Sources (2008), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, Aversions (2004), Mosses and Lichens (2019) and Telepathy (2001). His literary criticism and prose writing includes Precipitations: Contemporary American Poetry as Occult Practice (2002) and Creaturely and Other Essays (2009).

Contents

Born in Canton, New York and was raised in Winston-Salem, Johnston was trained and raised in North Carolina, US. He worked as the poetry editor for Chicago Review (1995–2000), and as an editor of "Flood Editions", a non-profit publishing house. As a lecturer, he teaches in Saint Louis University, Missouri. [1]

Styles

Most of Johnston's works are poetry and literary criticism. He was considered a lyrical poet having stated being influenced by W. B. Yeats. According to the Poetry Foundation, "Johnston whittles the lines of his poems, compressing imagery that is at once allusive and immediate." He has also observed poet Forrest Gander in one of his poems, Telepathy.

Influence and legacy

Awards

Johnston was awarded the Friends of Literature prize by the Poetry Foundation for his poems New Song and A Close Shave. [2]

Works

Poetry [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Devin Johnston, Ph.D." Saint Louis University.
  2. "2012 Prizes for Contributors to Poetry Announced". Poetry Foundation . Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. Davis, Jordan (March 1, 2009). "Review: Sources". Boston Review . Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. Levitt, Aimee (September 26, 2011). "Devin Johnston Talks About Short Poems, Mongolia and Bird-Watching". Riverfront Times . Retrieved 30 March 2024.