Michael Dickman

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Michael Dickman
Born (1975-08-20) August 20, 1975 (age 49)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationPoet
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipAmerican
Notable awards
  • 2008 Narrative Prize by Narrative Magazine
  • 2010 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets
Children2

Michael Dickman is an American poet born August 20, 1975, in Portland, Oregon. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The American Poetry Review, Field, Tin House, and Narrative Magazine. Michael Dickman currently teaches at Princeton University.

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Education and background

Dickman attended and graduated from La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, after which he attended five colleges (Portland State, the University of San Francisco, Portland Community College, Marylhurst University and the University of Oregon). He received a fellowship from The James A. Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas. In 2009, he received an Alfred Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University. [1]

Career

His poem "Returning to Church" was awarded the 2008 Narrative Prize by Narrative Magazine . [2] Dickman's first book, The End of the West, was published in 2009 by Copper Canyon Press. His second book, Flies (Copper Canyon Press, 2011), won the 2010 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. [3] He is also the coauthor, with his twin brother Matthew Dickman, of the 2012 poetry collection 50 American Plays, published by Copper Canyon Press.

He and his brother Matthew starred as the pre-cog twins, Arthur and Dashiell respectively, in the 2002 Steven Spielberg film Minority Report.

Michael and Matthew Dickman were the subject of an April 6, 2009, New Yorker profile. [4]

Michael Dickman's poem "Scholls Ferry Rd.," published in Poetry Magazine in 2020, received criticism for its use of racist language. [5] Don Share, the Editor in Chief of Poetry, subsequently resigned.

Family

He is married and has two children.

Bibliography

Collections

List of poems

TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collected
From the canal2013Dickman, Michael (May 6, 2013). "From the canal". The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 12. p. 36.
Hotel days2019Dickman, Michael (March 4, 2019). "Hotel days". The New Yorker. Vol. 95, no. 2. pp. 42–43.
Mouse Hunt2014Dickman, Michael (September 1, 2014). "Mouse hunt". The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 25. pp. 46–47.
Lakes Rivers Streams2018Dickman, Michael (July 2018). "Lakes Rivers Streams". Poetry.

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References

  1. ↑ "Michael Dickman: 2009 Hodder Fellow". Princeton University. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  2. ↑ Marshall, John (February 2, 2009). "Portland twins Matthew and Michael Dickman are making their mark in the poetry world". Seattle PI . Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  3. ↑ "Michael Dickman Receives the James Laughlin Award" . Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  4. ↑ Mead, Rebecca (April 6, 2009). "Couplet: A Pair of Twin Poets". The New Yorker. pp. 42–49.
  5. ↑ "To Our Readers Regarding "Scholls Ferry Rd." by Michael Dickman". Poetry. June 26, 2020.
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