Adam Sol
Adam Sol | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Canadian-American |
| Education | Tufts University Indiana University Bloomington (MFA) University of Cincinnati (PhD) |
| Spouse | Rabbi Yael Splansky |
| Children | 3 |
Adam Sol is a Canadian-American poet.
Life
[edit]Adam Sol was born in 1969 in New York and raised in New Fairfield, Connecticut. He graduated from Tufts University, from Indiana University Bloomington with an M.F.A, and from the University of Cincinnati with a Ph.D.[1] He lives in Toronto[2] with his wife, Rabbi Yael Splansky.
Work
[edit]Sol's first book, Jonah's Promise, won the First Series Book Award from MidList Press and was published in 2000. His second collection, Crowd of Sounds, was published by House of Anansi Press and won the Trillium Award for Poetry in 2004. His third collection, Jeremiah Ohio, was published by House of Anansi Press in 2008. His fourth, Complicity, was published by McClelland & Stewart in 2014.[3]
Sol's poetry blog "How a Poem Moves" became the How a Poem Moves a book in 2019, recommended by the CBC.[4]
Sol's most recent book, Broken Dawn Blessings, was the 2022 winner of the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Poetry.[5]
Sol currently holds the Blake C. Goldring Chair at the University of Toronto's Victoria College.[6]
Awards
[edit]- 2004 Trillium Book Award for Poetry
- 2008 Trillium Book Award for Poetry, Shortlist
- 2022 Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Poetry [5]
- 2023 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature for Poetry
Works
[edit]Poetry
[edit]- Jonah's promise: poems. Mid-List Press. 2000. ISBN 978-0-922811-47-2.
- Crowd of Sounds. House of Anansi Press. 2003. ISBN 978-0-88784-688-5.
- Jeremiah, Ohio. House of Anansi Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-88784-791-2.
- Complicity. McClelland & Stewart. 2014. ISBN 978077107927-6.
- Broken Dawn Blessings: Poems. ECW Press. 2021. ISBN 978177041606-2.
Non-fiction
[edit]- How a Poem Moves: A Field Guide for Readers of Poetry. ECW Press. 2019. ISBN 9781770414563.
- Balancing acts: the re-invention of ethnicity in Jewish American fiction before 1930. University of Cincinnati. 2000.
References
[edit]- ^ "House of Anansi Press : Authors". www.anansi.ca. Archived from the original on 1 April 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Who's". Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/235418/complicity-by-adam-sol/9780771079276</>
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/full-episode-aug-31-2019-1.5151183/poetry-should-be-enjoyed-and-adam-sol-wrote-a-book-to-show-you-how-1.5151918>
- ^ a b "Canadian Jewish Literary Awards". Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ^ "Prof. Adam Sol » Victoria College".
External links
[edit]- "Adam Sol: A conversation ending with a poem", Lemon Hound, April 07, 2009
- "Ten Questions (Trillium Finalists Series) with Adam Sol", Open Book Toronto
- "Adam Sol", Northern Poetry Review, Dani Couture, September 2008
- "The NaPoMo Questionnaire: Adam Sol", The NationalPost, April 14, 2009[permanent dead link]
| International | |
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| National | |
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian poets
- 21st-century Canadian male writers
- American emigrants to Canada
- Canadian male poets
- Writers from New York (state)
- Tufts University alumni
- Indiana University Bloomington alumni
- University of Cincinnati alumni
- Academic staff of York University
- Academic staff of the University of Toronto Scarborough
- Academic staff of Laurentian University
- People from New Fairfield, Connecticut
- Poets from Ontario