CAConrad (born 1966) is an American poet, professor, and the author of seven books. They were based in Philadelphia and later Asheville, North Carolina and Athens, Georgia.[1][2][3]

Early life

CAConrad was born January 1, 1966, in Topeka, Kansas, and grew up in Boyertown, Pennsylvania.[2] Their mother was a fourteen-year-old runaway and father was a Vietnam War veteran, their mother married three times.[2]

Conrad was bullied as a child and stated in the feature film documentary, The Book of Conrad (2015), "People called me ‘faggot’ more than they called me my name."[4]

Career

Conrad is known for using and inventing the poetic form of "[Soma]tics."[5] This form is a sort of writing prompt/personal exercise in being engaged in the present moment.

Conrad was one of the two poets in the short film, I Hope I'm Loud When I'm Dead (2018) by filmmaker Beatrice Gibson, also featured was poet Eileen Myles.[6][7][8]

Conrad was a 2014 Lannan Fellow, a 2013 MacDowell Fellow, and a 2011 Pew Fellow, they also conduct workshops on (Soma)tic poetry and Ecopoetics.[9][10] Their book While Standing in Line for Death won a 2018 Lambda Book Award.[11] Amanda Paradise: Resurrect Extinct Vibration received a 2022 PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Literary Award. In 2022, they were awarded a Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for lifetime achievement in poetry.[12]

In 2019, Conrad cancelled their planned appearance at the Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York because of the organizations support of artist Tobias Madison, who was accused of domestic violence.[13]

Conrad teaches poetry at Columbia University and the Sandberg Art Institute in Amsterdam.[3]

Personal life

Conrad identifies as Queer.[14][11] In 1998, Conrad's boyfriend Mark Holmes (aka. Earth) was violently murdered in Tennessee.[2][15][4]

Bibliography

Filmography

Year Title Role Type Notes
2015 The Book of Conrad Self documentary film [4]
2015 Boyland Jeremiah short film [16]
2018 I Hope I'm Loud When I'm Dead Script writing / poetry short film [6][7]

References

  1. ^ Murtha, Tara (2012-04-20). "The Rumpus Interview with CA Conrad". The Rumpus. Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  2. ^ a b c d Ridker, Andrew (2017-07-06). "Queer Bubbles". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  3. ^ a b "Performance and Talk by CAConrad at Small Arms". Toronto Biennial of Art. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  4. ^ a b c "The Ritualized Anger of a Queer Poet". Hyperallergic. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  5. ^ "CAConrad's (SOMA)TIC POETRY EXERCISES" (PDF). somaticpoetryexercises.blogspot.com.
  6. ^ a b "Bar Laika and Projections at the 57th New York Film Festival present: an evening with Beatrice Gibson". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  7. ^ a b Riddle, Naomi (2019-08-09). "I Hope I'm Loud When I'm Dead – Beatrice Gibson". Running Dog. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  8. ^ "I Hope I'm Loud When I'm Dead". LUX. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  9. ^ "CAConrad". Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2018-01-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. ^ "7 Queer Poets You Should Know". www.advocate.com. 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  11. ^ a b "Two Poems from an Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics". Literary Hub. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  12. ^ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/158595/poetry-foundation-makes-history-honoring-2022-pegasus-awardees
  13. ^ "Poet CA Conrad Cancels Appearance at the Swiss Institute in Solidarity With Alleged Victim of Domestic Abuse". Hyperallergic. 2019-10-10. Archived from the original on 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  14. ^ "The Queer Voice: Reparative Poetry Rituals & Glitter Perversions by CAConrad". Poetry Foundation. 2021-01-30. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  15. ^ "I Loved Earth Years Ago - PEN America". pen.org. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  16. ^ "BOYLAND by Gabe Rubin & Felix Bernstein". Brooklyn Film Festival. 2015. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2021-01-30.

Further reading

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAConrad
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