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About Me
- Paul
- Paul Guest is the author of four volumes of poetry and a memoir. His debut, The Resurrection of the Body and the Ruin of the World, was awarded the 2002 New Issues Poetry Prize. His second collection, Notes for My Body Double, was awarded the 2006 Prairie Schooner Book Prize. His third collection, My Index of Slightly Horrifying Knowledge, was published by Ecco Press/HarperCollins in 2008. His fourth collection, Because Everything Is Terrible, was published by Diode Editions. His poems have appeared in Harper's, The Paris Review, Poetry, Tin House, The Kenyon Review, and elsewhere. His memoir, One More Theory About Happiness, was published by Ecco in May 2010 and selected for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Program. The recipient of a 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship and a 2007 Whiting Writers' Award, Guest lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
6 comments:
Niiice!
I can't wait to read this. Love your work.
Paul,
I can't wait to read this. I love your work!!! I wondered if you had any thoughts on the stuff like 'wheelchair bound' and sort of 'overcoming' story and so on? It doesn't seem to describe your position as an active poet/ teacher.
Well, all that stuff you mention is in keeping with the larger discussion that's been going on here. I'm not angry about that reading of past events; I've worked hard in my life, creatively and professionally, to be much more than that, a reading which is kind of reductive. But, I realize that many people, usually without thinking, fall into that sort of narrative. A difficult thing happened to me when I was a kid, but that was long, long ago. I understand that most people, however, don't share my experience and project on to me their own fears, concerns, and sympathies. Learning takes time and perspective. That's ok with me.
Congratulations!
Awesome! Can't wait to read it. I was going to say congratulations on being one of the last people to be reviewed by Kirkus, since it was supposed to have been closed soon -- but did you know it's gotten a last-minute reprieve by the guy who owns the Indiana Pacers? Who also owns an independent bookstore. Weird.
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