Tony Hoagland
Dorothy Alexander Tony Hoagland was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 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.
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Poems By TONY HOAGLAND
Articles By TONY HOAGLAND
- Fear of Narrative and the Skittery Poem of Our Moment
- Recognition, Vertigo, and Passionate Worldliness
The tribes of contemporary poetry.
Articles About TONY HOAGLAND
Audio & Podcasts
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A trip to the mall with Tony Hoagland
The American way of life makes for an unpromising ecosystem for the poet. Or does it?
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Clint Eastwood's Women, the Poetry Glut, and Other Fun Topics
Listening in to a phone call between poets Tony Hoagland and Dean Young.
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Geoffrey Brock and Tony Hoagland
Readings of "And Day Brought Back My Night," by Geoffrey Brock, and "Hostess," by Tony Hoagland.
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What Valentine's Day Means to Me
Joel Brouwer picks poems to woo your sweetie—including Tony Hoagland's "Windchime."
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Feeling Like a Worm in Tequila?
Poets chasing poets, Dean Young vs. Tony Hoagland, a theory of hats, and more.
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Nothing Plus the Idea of Chocolate
Poems from David Shapiro, Jacob Saenz, Maria Hummel, and Matthew Zapruder; Tony Hoagland on communication sickness and the poetics of vertigo.
Video
NewsHour Poetry Series
Poet Tony Hoagland Explores Species' “Romantic Moments”
In celebration of Valentine's Day, Tony Hoagland reads "Romantic Moment," a poem about a man and woman watching a nature documentary on a date.
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Biography
Tony Hoagland was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 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 . . .
