Greg Hewett

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Greg Hewett
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Greg Hewett in March 2024
Born (1958-05-15) May 15, 1958 (age 66)
OccupationPoet and professor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
GenrePoetry
Notable worksBlindsight
darkacre
The Eros Conspiracy
Red Suburb
To Collect the Flesh
Notable awards Thom Gunn Award

Greg Hewett (born 15 May, 1958 [1] ) is an American poet, novelist, and professor. He has been awarded several fellowships and awards for his work, including the Thom Gunn Award.

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Biography

Hewett earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Binghamton University, his MA at the University of California–Davis, and his Doctorate of Arts at University at Albany, SUNY. [2]

Hewett teaches English and creative writing at Carleton College. [2] [3] He has served on the board of Quatrefoil Library. [4] He has also lived in Japan and France. [5]

Awards

Hewett was a Fulbright fellow in Denmark and Norway, as well as at the Camargo Foundation in Provence. [6] [7]

In 2003, Hewett won the Publishing Triangle Thom Gunn Award for his 2002 collection Red Suburb. [2] [8] The Eros Conspiracy was a finalist in 2007. [8] darkacre was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry in 2011. [6]

In 2018, he was named the O'Brien Poet at the University of Southern Maine. [7]

His books have been nominated for the Minnesota Book Awards twice. [6]

Bibliography

In addition to the collections listed below, his work has appeared in The Boston Review and The Denver Quarterly, among other literary magazines. [7] He has also collaborated with visual artist Fred Hagstrom (Hagstrom created covers and images for books that Hewett wrote). [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Hewett, Greg 1958– | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Greg Hewett". poets.org. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  3. ↑ Mosborg, Amanda (1 March 2021). "Chair Greg Hewett speaks on changes to the English Department". carleton.edu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Board Members for Quatrefoil Library". Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Member – Greg Hewett
  5. 1 2 "To Collect the Flesh". New Rivers Press. January 1996. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Greg Hewett, "echo 97"". Lambda Literary . May 19, 2011. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Award winning poet Greg Hewett named USM's 2018 O'Brien Poet". usm.maine.edu. October 18, 2018. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022. The University of Southern Maine Department of English has named award-winning poet Greg Hewett, professor of English from Carleton College, as USM's 2018 O'Brien Poet.
  8. 1 2 "The Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry". publishingtriangle.org. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Echo". Minneapolis Institute of Art . 2007. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022. For this artist's book project, Hagstrom collaborated with fellow Carleton College professor Gregory Hewett to produce an evocative integration of image and word.
  10. ↑ "Strong Silent Type Press ~ New Mexico (Fred Hagstrom)". vampandtramp.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022. Poetry by Greg Hewett; 10 images by Fred Hagstrom.
  11. ↑ "No Names by Greg Hewett". Publishers Weekly. January 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Review of Who's Yer Daddy? (9780299289409)". Foreword Reviews. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  13. ↑ Elledge, Jim; Groff, David, eds. (2012). Who's Yer Daddy? Gay Writers Celebrate their Mentors and Forerunners. Terrace Books. ISBN   978-0-299-28940-9.
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