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Russel-edson

Russell Edson. Courtesy New York Review of Books.

Russell Edson (1935 - April 29, 2014) was an American poet, novelist, and illustrator. He has been called the “godfather of the prose poem in America.”[1]

Life[]

The son of cartoonist and screenwriter Gus Edson, Russell Edson was born in Connecticut. He studied art early in life and attended the Art Students League as a teenager. He began publishing poetry in the 1960s.

He published numerous collections of prose poetry, short stories, and fables; two novels; and a book of plays.

He lived in Darien, Connecticut, with his wife, Frances.[2][3]

Recognition[]

His honors as a poet include a Guggenheim fellowship[4] and several fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.[1]

Awards[]

  • 1992 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship[5]
  • 1981 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
  • 1976 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
  • 1974 Guggenheim Fellowship

Publications[]

Poetry[]

  • Appearances: Fables and drawings. Stamford, CT: Thing Press, 1961.
  • A Stone Is Nobody’s: Fables and drawings. Stamford, CT: Thing Press, 1961.
  • The Boundry. Stamford, CT: Thing Press, 1964.
  • The Very Thing That Happens: Fables and drawings. New York: New Directions, 1964.
  • The Brain Kitchen: Writings and woodcuts. Stamford, CT: Thing Press, 1965.
  • What a Man Can See. Highlands, NC: Jargon Society, 1969.
  • The Childhood of an Equestrian. New York: Harper, 1973.
  • The Clam Theater. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1973.
  • A Roof with Some Clouds behind it. Hartford, CT: Bartholomew’s Cobble, 1975.
  • The Intuitive Journey, and other works. New York: Harper, 1976.
  • The Reason Why the Closet-Man is Never Sad. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1977.
  • Edson’s Mentality. Chicago: OINK! Press, 1977.
  • The Traffic. Madison, WI: Red Ozier Press, 1978.
  • With Sincerest Regrets. Providence, RI: Burning Deck, 1980.
  • Wuck Wuck Wuck! (with linocut by Richard Mock). New York, Red Ozier Press, 1984.
  • The Wounded Breakfast: Ten poems. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1985.
  • The Tunnel: Selected poems. Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College Press, 1994.
  • The Tormented Mirror. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2001.
  • The Rooster’s Wife. Rochester, NY: BOA Editions, 2007.
  • See Jack. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009.

Plays[]

  • The Falling Sickness. New York: New Directions, 1975.

Novels[]

  • Gulping’s Recital. Rhinebeck, NY: Guignol Books, 1984.
  • The Song of Percival Peacock. Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 1992.
  • The Song of Percival Peacock: A novel. Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 1992.

Short fiction[]

  • Tick Tock: Short stories and woodcut. Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 1992.


Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the Poetry Foundation.[1]

Audio / video[]

Poet_Russell_Edson_reads_his_poem_"Monkey_Gas"_in_2005

Poet Russell Edson reads his poem "Monkey Gas" in 2005

  • A Performance at Hog Theatre. Washington, DC: Watershed Tapes, 1979.
  • Russell Edson and James Laughlin: Reading their poems in the Coolidge Auditorium, Oct. 29, 1984. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1984.

Except where noted, discographical information courtesy WorldCat.[6]

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