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'''Jenny Xie''' is an American poet and |
'''Jenny Xie''' is an American poet and educator. She is the author of ''Eye Level'', winner of the 2018 [[List of winners of the Walt Whitman Award|Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets]] and a finalist for the [[National Book Award]] in 2018, and of ''The Rupture Tense'', a finalist for the [[National Book Award]] in 2022. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Jenny Xie was born in [[ |
Jenny Xie was born in [[Anhui]], China and was raised in [[New Jersey]]. She graduated from North Brunswick Township High School and [[Princeton University]] and earned a graduate degree from [[New York University]].<ref name="Poets.org">{{cite web |title=Jenny Xie |url=https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/jenny-xie-0 |website=Poets.org |accessdate=November 12, 2018}}</ref> Xie's [[Pamphlet (poetry)|chapbook]], ''Nowhere to Arrive'' was published by [[Northwestern University Press]] in 2017 and won the 2016 Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize.<ref name="Poetry Foundation">{{cite web |title=Jenny Xie |url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/jenny-xie |publisher=Poetry Foundation |accessdate=November 12, 2018}}</ref> |
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Xie's poetry collection, ''Eye Level'', was published by [[Graywolf Press]] in 2018.<ref>[https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/eye-level] {{cite web | url=https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/eye-level | title =Eye Level | accessdate=2018-02-28}}</ref> Xie was named winner of the [[List of winners of the Walt Whitman Award|Walt Whitman award]] given by the [[Academy of American Poets]] in 2018. The book was also named a finalist for the [[National Book Award for Poetry]] in 2018.<ref name="Poets.org" /> |
Xie's poetry collection, ''Eye Level'', was published by [[Graywolf Press]] in 2018.<ref>[https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/eye-level Graywolfpress.org] {{cite web | url=https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/eye-level | title =Eye Level | accessdate=2018-02-28}}</ref> Xie was named winner of the [[List of winners of the Walt Whitman Award|Walt Whitman award]] given by the [[Academy of American Poets]] in 2018. The book was also named a finalist for the [[National Book Award for Poetry]] in 2018.<ref name="Poets.org" /> |
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In June 2018, Xie was named winner of the Holmes National Poetry Prize, as a "poet of special merit", selected by the Creative Writing faculty of Princeton University. |
In June 2018, Xie was named winner of the Holmes National Poetry Prize, as a "poet of special merit", selected by the Creative Writing faculty of Princeton University. |
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Xie was awarded a [[Vilcek Prize]] for Creative Promise in Literature by the [[Vilcek Foundation]] in 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://vilcek.org/prizes/prize-recipients/jenny-xie/|title=Jenny Xie|website=Vilcek Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> |
Xie was awarded a [[Vilcek Prize]] for Creative Promise in Literature by the [[Vilcek Foundation]] in 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://vilcek.org/prizes/prize-recipients/jenny-xie/|title=Jenny Xie|website=Vilcek Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> |
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Xie's second poetry collection, ''The Rupture Tense'', was published by [[Graywolf Press]] in 2022.<ref>[https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/rupture-tense Graywolfpress.org] {{cite web | url=https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/rupture-tense | title = The Rupture Tense | accessdate=2023-05-16}}</ref> ''The Rupture Tense'' was a finalist for the [[National Book Award for Poetry]] in 2022.<ref name = "2022 National Book Award finalists announced">[https://www.nationalbook.org/2022-national-book-award-finalists-announced/ Nationalbook.org] {{cite web | url=https://www.nationalbook.org/2022-national-book-award-finalists-announced/ | title = 2022 National Book Award finalists announced | accessdate=2023-05-16}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Xie lives in [[ |
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⚫ | Xie lives in [[New York City]]. She teaches at [[Bard College]]<ref name="Bard College website">{{cite web|url=https://www.bard.edu/academics/faculty/details/?id=4492|title=Jenny Xie|publisher=Bard College|website=Bard College Directory|access-date=September 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Jenny Xie">{{cite web|url=http://www.jennymxie.com/about.html|title=About - Jenny Xie|last=Xie|first=Jenny|website=Jenny Xie|access-date=September 2, 2022}}</ref> and previously taught at [[New York University]].<ref name="New Yorker Magazine">{{cite magazine |last1=Chiasson |first1=Dan |title=Jenny Xie writes a Sightseer's Guide to the Self |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/07/jenny-xie-writes-a-sightseers-guide-to-the-self |magazine=The New Yorker |accessdate=November 12, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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* Winner of the [[List of winners of the Walt Whitman Award|Walt Whitman award]], ''Eye Level'', (2017)<ref name="Poets.org" /> |
* Winner of the [[List of winners of the Walt Whitman Award|Walt Whitman award]], ''Eye Level'', (2017)<ref name="Poets.org" /> |
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* Shortlisted for the 2018 [[National Book Award]] for ''Eye Level''<ref name="Poets.org" /> |
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* Winner of the 2016 Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize<ref name="Poetry Foundation" /> |
* Winner of the 2016 Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize<ref name="Poetry Foundation" /> |
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* Winner of the Holmes National Poetry Prize in 2018<ref name="Holmes Poetry Prize">{{cite web |title=Holmes Poetry Prize goes to Jenny Xie |url=http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2018/06/06/holmes-poetry-prize-goes-to-jenny-xie/ |website=Town Topics Princeton Newspaper |accessdate=November 12, 2018}}</ref> |
* Winner of the Holmes National Poetry Prize in 2018<ref name="Holmes Poetry Prize">{{cite web |title=Holmes Poetry Prize goes to Jenny Xie |url=http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2018/06/06/holmes-poetry-prize-goes-to-jenny-xie/ |website=Town Topics Princeton Newspaper |accessdate=November 12, 2018}}</ref> |
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* Shortlisted for the [[PEN Open Book Award|2019 PEN Open Book Award]] for ''Eye Level''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pen.org/2019finalists/|title=Announcing the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists|date=2019-01-15|website=PEN America|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> |
* Shortlisted for the [[PEN Open Book Award|2019 PEN Open Book Award]] for ''Eye Level''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pen.org/2019finalists/|title=Announcing the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists|date=2019-01-15|website=PEN America|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> |
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*2020 [[Vilcek Prize]] for Creative Promise in Literature<ref name=":0" /> |
*2020 [[Vilcek Prize]] for Creative Promise in Literature<ref name=":0" /> |
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*Shortlisted for the 2022 [[National Book Award]] for ''The Rupture Tense''<ref name = "2022 National Book Award finalists announced"/> |
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* Winner of a 2023 [[PEN Oakland awards|PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award]] for ''The Rupture Tense''. |
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Jenny Xie | |
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![]() Xie at the 2019 National Book Festival | |
Born | Hefei, Anhui, China |
Occupation | Poet, teacher |
Bildung | Princeton University New York University |
Notable works | Eye Level |
Notable awards | Walt Whitman award (2018), Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Literature (2020) |
Website | |
jennymxie |
Jenny Xie is an American poet and educator. She is the author of Eye Level, winner of the 2018 Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets and a finalist for the National Book Award in 2018, and of The Rupture Tense, a finalist for the National Book Award in 2022.
Biography
[edit]Jenny Xie was born in Anhui, China and was raised in New Jersey. She graduated from North Brunswick Township High School and Princeton University and earned a graduate degree from New York University.[1] Xie's chapbook, Nowhere to Arrive was published by Northwestern University Press in 2017 and won the 2016 Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize.[2]
Xie's poetry collection, Eye Level, was published by Graywolf Press in 2018.[3] Xie was named winner of the Walt Whitman award given by the Academy of American Poets in 2018. The book was also named a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry in 2018.[1] In June 2018, Xie was named winner of the Holmes National Poetry Prize, as a "poet of special merit", selected by the Creative Writing faculty of Princeton University.
Xie was awarded a Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Literature by the Vilcek Foundation in 2020.[4]
Xie's second poetry collection, The Rupture Tense, was published by Graywolf Press in 2022.[5] The Rupture Tense was a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry in 2022.[6]
Xie lives in New York City. She teaches at Bard College[7][8] and previously taught at New York University.[9]
Awards
[edit]- Winner of the Walt Whitman award, Eye Level, (2017)[1]
- Shortlisted for the 2018 National Book Award for Eye Level[1]
- Winner of the 2016 Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize[2]
- Winner of the Holmes National Poetry Prize in 2018[10]
- Longlisted for the 2019 Dylan Thomas Prize for Eye Level[11]
- Shortlisted for the 2019 PEN Open Book Award for Eye Level[12]
- 2020 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Literature[4]
- Shortlisted for the 2022 National Book Award for The Rupture Tense[6]
- Winner of a 2023 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award for The Rupture Tense.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Jenny Xie". Poets.org. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "Jenny Xie". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ Graywolfpress.org "Eye Level". Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Jenny Xie". Vilcek Foundation. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ Graywolfpress.org "The Rupture Tense". Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ a b Nationalbook.org "2022 National Book Award finalists announced". Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Jenny Xie". Bard College Directory. Bard College. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Xie, Jenny. "About - Jenny Xie". Jenny Xie. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Chiasson, Dan. "Jenny Xie writes a Sightseer's Guide to the Self". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Holmes Poetry Prize goes to Jenny Xie". Town Topics Princeton Newspaper. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ Flood, Alison (January 31, 2019). "Dylan Thomas prize: teacher and nurse among 'starburst' of young talent". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ "Announcing the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists". PEN America. January 15, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
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- Living people
- New York University alumni
- New York University faculty
- Princeton University alumni
- 21st-century American poets
- 21st-century American women writers
- American women poets
- People from Hefei
- Chinese emigrants to the United States
- Poets from New Jersey
- Poets from Anhui
- Chinese women poets
- American women academics