About the author nick flynns workwhich includes another bullshit night in suck city, winner of the penmartha albrand award for memoir, and the poetry collections blind huber and some etherhas been translated into thirteen languages. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Nick flynn has received fellowships and awards from, among other organizations, the guggenheim foundation, pen, and the library of congress. He is currently a professor on the creative writing faculty at the university of houston, where he is in. Most of the poems in his first collection, some ether, focus on flynns tumultuous family life and include a detached yet affecting look at childhood and trauma. By rodney phillips originally published in the university of arizona poetry center newsletter 30. He has published widely in magazines, has been included in anthologies of new poets, and was the recipient of last years coveted discoverythe nation prize. Today as i glance out at januarys first whiteout, obliterating the world from my window, i happily nestle back under blankets to recharge with nick flynn s first book, some ether. Mar 04, 2012 poet and memoirist nick flynn was born in scituate, massachusetts, on bostons south shore, in 1960.
As mark doty has noted, these poems are more than testimony. Nov 24, 2019 nick flynn is the author of four poetry books, including i will destroy you, my feelings, and some ether, which won the penjoyce osterweil award, and three memoirs, including another bullshit night in suck city. His most recent book is a memoir, another bullshit night in suck city, w. My mother contemplating her gun by nick flynn poetry. His debut poetry collection, some ether graywolf press, 2000, won the penjoyce osterweil. Winner of a discoverythe nation award winner of the 1999 penjoyce osterweil award for poetry some ether is one of the more remarkable debut collections of poetry to appear in america in recent memory. Someday the term confessional will seem as quaint and. Nick flynn born 1960 is an american writer, playwright, and poet.
Winner of the 1999 penjoyce osterweil award for poetry. Some ether is a beautifully rendered and powerful account of nick flynn s journey up to and after the suicide of his mother. Though many of the poems recollections are considerably starker than these, flynn never becomes overly graphic or macabre with this potentially. Sep 26, 2019 nick flynn, one of the preeminent poets at work today, author of such collections as my feelings and some ether, as well as some notable memoirs, including another bullshit night in suck city, is back with a powerful, loaded new collection of poems, i will destroy you graywolf press. In the meantime, we have nick flynn s compelling poems, which turn some rather extreme. My mother contemplating her gun by nick flynn poetry foundation.
Winner of a discovery the nation award winner of the 1999 penjoyce osterweil award for poetry some ether is one of the more remarkable debut collections of poetry to appear in america in. Having written about his family in both poetry and prose, flynn. Nick flynn s first collection of poems, some ether, received numerous awards, including the 1999 discovery the nation award and the 1999 penjoyce osterweil award for poetry, as well as several other prizes and honors. In the meantime, we have nick flynns compelling poems, which turn some rather extreme autobiographical. Virtual reading with ellen bass, victoria chang, nick. Nick flynn is the author of four poetry collections, including some ether, and three memoirs, including another bullshit night in suck city, adapted to the screen as being flynn. A poem in which he uses the very first line to tell the reader that it is about someones suicide note. Poet and memoirist nick flynn was born in scituate, massachusetts, on bostons south shore, in 1960. Nick flynn is the author of four poetry books, including i will destroy you, my feelings, and some ether, which won the penjoyce osterweil award, and three memoirs, including another bullshit night in suck city.
Nick flynn s most recent book, the reenactments 20 completes a trilogy begun with another bullshit night in suck city 2004. Poet and memoirist nick flynn was born in scituate, massachusetts, on bostons south shore. Some ether resonates in the imagination long after the final poem. Nick flynn 1960 is the author of four poetry collections, including my feelings. Having written about his family in both poetry and prose, flynn has said, the way i write i dont see much distinction between the. His most famous book is a memoir, another bullshit night in suck city. Some of the venues his poems, essays and nonfiction have appeared in include the new yorker, the paris. Poet and memoirist nick flynn was born in scituate, massachusetts. He is the author of five books of poetry, i will destroy you, my feelings, the captain asks for a show of hands, some ether, which won the penjoyce osterweil award, and blind huber.
May 01, 2000 some ether is one of the more remarkable debut collections of poetry to appear in america in recent memory. The speaker in each poem seeks deliverance as he is desperate to find love, understanding and closure to surpass the demons that haunt him. Born in 1960, nick flynn is the author of the poetry collections my feelings graywolf press, 2015, the captain asks for a show of hands graywolf press, 2011, blind huber graywolf press, 2002, and some ether graywolf press, 2000, which was the recipient of the penjoyce osterweil award. Nick flynn is the author of five books of poetry all published by graywolf press. Nick flynn, one of the preeminent poets at work today, author of such collections as my feelings and some ether, as well as some notable memoirs, including another bullshit night in suck city, is back with a powerful, loaded new collection of poems, i will destroy you graywolf press. Tattoo by nick flynn poems academy of american poets. A memoir of bewilderment, and another bullshit night in suck city. His debut poetry collection, some ether 2000, won the penjoyce osterweil award, for. Nick flynn s most recent book, the reenactments, which kirkus calls a truly insightful, original work, completes a trilogy begun with anotherbullshit night in suck city 2004.
I will destroy you forthcoming september 2019, my feelings 2015. Most of the poems in his first collection, some ether, focus on flynn s tumultuous family life and include a detached yet affecting look at childhood and trauma. Virtual reading with ellen bass, victoria chang, nick flynn, and ben purkert this reading will be broadcast live via zoom. He teaches at the university of houston, and divides his time between houston and new york. Flynn is also the author of three collections of poetry, including some ether, which won the inaugural penjoyce osterweil award for poetry. Nick flynn born january 26, 1960 is an american writer, playwright, and poet. Nick flynn has worked as a ships captain, an electrician, and as a caseworker with homeless adults. This is the night our house will catch fire, the reenactments, the ticking is the bomb. He is currently working on a memoir about his father. Nick flynn, that charismatic horse thief, is up to it again. He teaches at the university of houston and lives in new york. Some ether by nick flynn overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Ben purkert is the author of for the love of endings four way books, 2018. One book has been translated into fifteen languages. His previous book, the captain asks for a show of hands 2011, is a collection of poems linked to the second book of the trilogy, the ticking is the bomb 2010. Oct 01, 2002 at once reckless and demure, outrageous and delicate, some ether promises nothing. Some ether is one of the more remarkable debut collections of poetry to appear in america in recent memory. Judges statement for the 1999 penjoyce osterweil award for poetry. When i first heard that nick flynn s book some ether was a collection of poems which dealt mostly which his mothers suicide, i decided i would probably avoid it. Cartoon physics, part 1, by nick flynn poem 038 poetry.
Nick flynn is an american writer, playwright, and poet. Nick flynn is a member of columbia universitys writing project and lives in brooklyn. Poems by flynn, nick and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Flynn is also the author of three collections of poetry, including some ether, which won the inaugural penjoyce. Winner of a discovery the nation award winner of the 1999 penjoyce osterweil award for poetry some ether is one of the more remarkable debut collections of poetry to appear in america in recent memory. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The captain asks for a show of hands 2011an emotional, resilient response to some of the essential issues of our day. Some ether 2000, which won the penjoyce osterweil award. His debut poetry collection, some ether 2000, won the penjoyce osterweil award. The poems are immediate and clear and stay with the reader long after the last page has been read. Learn more about nick flynn at the poetry foundation. About the author nick flynn s workwhich includes another bullshit night in suck city, winner of the penmartha albrand award for memoir, and the poetry collections blind huber and some ether has been translated into thirteen languages. Most of the poems in some ether focus on flynns tumultuous family life and include a detached yet affecting look at childhood and trauma. Its an image that could be lifted straight from a dreamor one of his poems in some ether, or a chapter of one of his memoirs, another bullshit night in suck city or the newly published the ticking is the bomb.
His most recent publication is the reenactments 20, which chronicles flynn s experience during the making of being flynn, a 2012 film based on his acclaimed 2004 memoir, another bullshit night in suck city. Some ethertheres a great poet that was my editor for that, named fred. Blue flower arts nick flynn a literary speakers agency. All poems of nick flynn nick flynn born 1960 is an american writer, playwright, and poet. His most recent book is a memoir, another bullshit night in. Poems by nick flynn 2000, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. These ghosthouses are emblematic of flynn s writinghomes slowly being erased.
In the first book, you know, some ether theres a great poet that was my editor for that, named fred marchanthe really got the book, he got what i. Winner of a discoverythe nation awardwinner of the 1999 penjoyce osterweil award for poetrysome ether is one of the more remarkable debut collections of poetry. Nick flynn 1960 nick flynn born 1960 is an american writer, playwright, and poet. Nick flynn opens some ether with a poem called bag of mice. Most of the poems in some ether focus on flynn s tumultuous family life and include a detached yet affecting look at childhood and trauma. May 01, 2000 some ether resonates in the imagination long after the final poem. Booklist on nick flynn flynn s books of poetry some ether, blind huber, the captain asks for a show of handsall ask difficult questions and leave us with a beautiful acceptance that there is often no answer at all, that our memories arrange things in ways that may or may not offer closure. His previous book, the captain asks for a show of hands 2011, was a collection of poems linked to the second book of the trilogy, the ticking is the bomb 2010. Nick flynn is a central character in many of his poems, and a minor plot can usually be found, but rarely is there a conclusion or any sort of closure. Someday the term confessional will seem as quaint and obsolete as a fainting couch, and we will have a new terminology, one that feels more discriminating. Nick flynn is the author of four previous poetry books, including my feelings and some ether, which won the penjoyce osterweil award, and three memoirs, including another bullshit night in suck city. Nick flynn is the author of three memoirs, the reenactments, the ticking is the bomb.
Some ether written by nick flynn is a collection of dark poems that seeks to revisit the tragedies of his childhood. The author of the poetry collections some ether and blind huber, flynn s fourth collection of poetry, my feelings, is forthcoming in 2015. Nick flynn is the author of four poetry books, including i will destroy. Booklist on nick flynn flynn s books of poetry some ether, blind huber, the captain asks for a show of hands all ask difficult questions and leave us with a beautiful acceptance that there is often no answer at all, that our memories arrange things in ways that may or may not offer closure. Jun 02, 2015 nick flynn is the author of four poetry collections, including some ether, and three memoirs, including another bullshit night in suck city, adapted to the screen as being flynn. These poems establish their emotional authority through their very movementtheir wayward, whispering music. Nick flynn born in 1960, nick flynn is the author of the poetry collections my. Some ether is nick flynns first book of poetry, and it is a knockout. His most recent publication is the reenactments, which chronicles flynns experience during the making of being flynn, a 2012 film based on his acclaimed 2004 memoir, another bullshit night in suck city.
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