Robert Wood Lynn

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Robert Wood Lynn
Occupationpoet
LanguageEnglish
Education University of Mary Washington (BA), University of Virginia School of Law (JD), New York University (MFA)
Notable worksMothman Apologia (2022)
Notable awards Yale Younger Poets Prize (2021), Kate Tufts Discovery Award (2022)

Robert Wood Lynn is an American poet. His debut collection, Mothman Apologia, earned him the Yale Younger Poets Prize and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. He teaches poetry at Juilliard and lives in Rockbridge County, Virginia and New York City. [1]

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Biography and career

Lynn was born in Virginia. He received a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Virginia School of Law, and later completed a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Poetry at New York University. [1]

In 2021, series judge Rae Armantrout selected Lynn’s first book of poems, Mothman Apologia, for the Yale Series of Younger Poets while Lynn was still a student at New York University’s poetry MFA program. Mothman Apologia was listed as a “Best Poetry Book of 2022” by the New York Times [2] and a “Best Book of 2022” by the New York Public Library. [3] New York Times poetry critic Elisa Gabbert described Lynn’s work as “both elegiac and witty.” [2] Lynn won the 2023 Kate Tufts Discovery Award for Mothman Apologia [4] and the 2023 Indiana Review Poetry Prize for his poem “Kings County.” [5]

Lynn has received fellowships from New York University, [1] the James Merrill House [6] and the National Endowment for the Arts. [7]

Published works

Lynn’s poems have appeared in publications such as American Poetry Review, [8] The Atlantic, [9] Poetry Magazine, [10] and The Yale Review, [11] among others.

Full-length poetry collections

Chapbooks

In anthologies

Lynn’s work has been included in the anthology The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume IX: Virginia published by Texas Review Press. [14]

Honors and awards

Lynn’s recognition has included:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Robert Wood Lynn". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  2. 1 2 Gabbert, Elisa (2022-12-06). "The Best Poetry of 2022". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  3. ↑ "Best Books for Adults 2022 | The New York Public Library". www.nypl.org. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  4. 1 2 "Previous Winners & Finalists — Tufts Poetry Awards". Tufts Poetry Awards. Archived from the original on 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  5. ↑ "Prizes". Indiana Review. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Writer-in-Residence Testimonies". James Merrill House. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  7. 1 2 "Robert Wood Lynn". www.arts.gov. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  8. ↑ "American Poetry Review – Issue Index". aprweb.org. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  9. ↑ Lynn, Robert Wood (2023-11-05). "Tick Season". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  10. ↑ "We Got Used to the Surprises". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  11. ↑ "Robert Wood Lynn: "Phenomena"". The Yale Review. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  12. ↑ "Mothman Apologia". Yale University Press. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  13. ↑ ""How To Maintain Eye Contact" (Button Poetry)". Button Poetry. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  14. ↑ "The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume IX: Virginia". Texas A&M University Press. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  15. ↑ "Yale Series of Younger Poets Winners". Yale University Press. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
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