POET
Tony Hoagland (1953 - )
BIOGRAPHY
Tony Hoagland was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 1953. He attended Williams College, the University of Iowa, and the University of Arizona. His published works include A Change in Plans (1985), Talking to Stay Warm (1986), History of Desire (1990), Sweet Ruin (1992), which was chosen for the Brittingham Prize in Poetry and won the Zacharis Award from Emerson College, Donkey Gospel (1998), winner of the James Laughlin Award, What Narcissism Means to Me (2003), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Rain (2005). Hoagland has taught at several universities including the University of Pittsburgh and he currently teaches at the University of Houston.
POEMS
= First appeared in Poetry magazine.
AUDIO
Poems of the Day
Foodcourt
Hard Rain
Hostess
Impossible Dream
Responsibility in Metaphor
Romantic Moment
Poetry Off the Shelf
A trip to the mall with Tony Hoagland
The American way of life makes for an unpromising ecosystem for the poet. Or does it?
Clint Eastwood's Women, the Poetry Glut, and Other Fun Topics
Listening in to a phone call between poets Tony Hoagland and Dean Young.
Geoffrey Brock and Tony Hoagland
Readings of "And Day Brought Back My Night," by Geoffrey Brock, and "Hostess," by Tony Hoagland.
What Valentine's Day Means to Me
Joel Brouwer picks poems to woo your sweetie—including Tony Hoagland's "Windchime."
The Poetry Magazine Podcast
Feeling Like a Worm in Tequila?
Poets chasing poets, Dean Young vs. Tony Hoagland, a theory of hats, and more.
ARTICLES BY TONY HOAGLAND
BOOKS
What Narcissism Means to Me
(Graywolf Press)
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Real Sofistikashun
(Graywolf Press)
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