Daniel Borzutzky
Daniel Borzutzky is a Chicago-based poet and translator. His collection The Performance of Becoming Human won the 2016 National Book Award.[1]
The son of Chilean immigrants, Borzutzky's work often addresses immigration, worker exploitation, political corruption, and economic disparity.[2] He teaches at Wright College.[3]
Works
Poetry
Full Length Collections:
- The Performance of Becoming Human (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2016)
- In the Murmurs of the Rotten Carcass Economy (Nightboat Books, 2015)
- "The Book of Interfering Bodies" (Nightboat Books, 2011)
- "The Ecstasy of Capitulation" (Blazevox, 2007)
Chapbooks:
- Bedtime Stories for the End of the World" (Bloof, 2015)
- "Data Bodies (Holon, 2013)
Poetry/Essay:
- "Memories of my Overdevelopment" (Kenning Editions, Ordinance Series, 2015)
Translations
- Galo Ghigliotto, Valdivia (co•im•press, 2016)
- Raúl Zurita, The Country of Planks (Action Books, 2015)
- Raúl Zurita, Song for his Disappeared Love (Action Books, 2010)
- Jaime Luis Huenún, Port Trakl (Action Books, 2008)
Honors
- National Book Award, The Performance of Becoming Human (2016)
- PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant, Raúl Zurita’s El País de Tablas (The Country of Planks) (2013)
- National Endowment for the Arts Grant (2013)
References
- ↑ Alter, Alexandra (2016-11-17). "Colson Whitehead Wins National Book Award for ‘The Underground Railroad’". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ↑ "2016 National Book Award Winner, Poetry". National Book Foundation. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑ Rooney, Kathleen (December 1, 2016). "Chicagoan gives poetry 'Performance' worthy of National Book Award". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
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