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词条 Aziza Barnes
释义

  1. Education

  2. Awards

  3. Slam poetry

  4. BLKS

  5. Personal life

  6. References

Aziza Barnes is an American poet.[1] They are the author of the chapbook me Aunt Jemima and the nailgun (2013), which won an Exploding Pinecone Prize from Button Poetry.[2] Their full-length collection, i be but i ain’t (2016), won a Pamet River Prize from YesYes Books.[3] They are the cofounder of the Poetry Gods podcast and the co-founder of The Conversation Literary Festival.[4][5] Barnes wrote the play BLKS that played at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.[6] Their upcoming collection, The Blind Pig will be released by Not A Cult media.[7]

Education

Barnes received their B.A from the New York University at the Tisch School of the Arts.[8] They received their MFA from the University of Mississippi.[9]

Awards

  • 2015 Winter Tangerine Award[10][11]
  • 2013 NYU Grey Art Gallery Prize for Radical Presence
  • Emerging Poets fellowship at Poets House[12]
  • Cave Canem Fellow[13]

Slam poetry

Barnes frequently performs slam poetry and has performed at the Da Poetry Lounge, Urban Word NYC, PBS News Hour and Nuyoricans Poets Cafe.[14]

BLKS

BLKS centers around the story of four black millennial friends, Octavia, June, Ry and Imani, who share a New York City apartment.[15] The play has been determined a "comedic social realism" and is a "Day in the Life" style of work.[16] The production has been compared to the TV Show Girls.[17] BLKS was originally their final thesis project at NYU.[18]

Actors Nora Carroll (Octavia), Leea Ayers (June), Danielle Davis (Ry) and Celeste M. Cooper (Imani) performed in the Steppenwolf's Theatre Company's rendition of BLKS.[16][19] The show was directed by Nataki Garrett and artistic director Anna D. Shapiro. The show debuted on December 18, 2017,[20] and ran through January 28, 2018.

Personal life

Barnes is a queer black poet.[16] They are originally from Los Angeles.[14] Barnes was born with a polycystic ovary and as such grows facial hair. They use they/their/them pronouns.[16]

Barnes currently lives in Oxford, Mississippi.[21]

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://pankmagazine.com/piece/5-poems-4/|title=5 Poems - [PANK]|work=[PANK]|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/aziza-barnes|title=Aziza Barnes|date=2018-08-23|website=Poetry Foundation|language=en-us|others=Poetry Foundation|access-date=2018-08-23}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.yesyesbooks.com/product-page/i-be-but|title=YesYes Books {{!}} Home {{!}} Product Page|website=YesYes Books {{!}} Home|language=en|access-date=2018-08-23}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://electricliterature.com/the-vernacular-music-of-aziza-barnes-i-be-but-i-ain-t-8de02db29b30|title=The Vernacular Music of Aziza Barnes’ i be but i ain’t|date=2016-11-25|work=Electric Literature|access-date=2018-08-23}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.caapp.pitt.edu/events/next-generation-black-poets-cave-canem-fellows-and-friends|title=The Next Generation of Black Poets: Cave Canem Fellows and Friends {{!}} African American Poetry & Poetics {{!}} University of Pittsburgh|website=www.caapp.pitt.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-08-23}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/robert-ohara-will-direct-new-york-premiere-of-aziza-barnes-blks|title=Robert O’Hara Will Direct New York Premiere of Aziza Barnes’ BLKS {{!}} Playbill|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2018-08-23}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://notacult.media/author/aziza-barnes/|title=Aziza Barnes, Author at Not a Cult|website=Not a Cult|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-24}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/chen-chen-aziza-barnes-layli-long-soldier/565781/|title=How Poetry Came to Matter Again|last=Lichtenstein|first=Jesse|date=2018-08-12|work=The Atlantic|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/aziza-barnes|title=Aziza Barnes|last=Barnes|first=Aziza|date=2016-08-19|website=Aziza Barnes|language=en|access-date=2018-08-23}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.wintertangerine.com/the-conversation/|title=The Conversation|website=Winter Tangerine|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-23}}
11. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.wintertangerine.com/wtawards-mydadaskshow/|title=My Dad Asks "How Come Black People Can't Just Write About Flowers?"|website=Winter Tangerine|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-23}}
12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://vagabondcitylit.com/2017/02/02/neyat-yohannes-on-i-be-but-i-aint-by-aziza-barnes/|title=Neyat Yohannes on “i be, but i ain’t,” by Aziza Barnes|date=2017-02-02|work=VAGABOND CITY|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.vidaweb.org/voices-of-bettering-american-poetry-2015-lauren-russell/|title=Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Lauren Russell {{!}} VIDA: Women in Literary Arts|website=www.vidaweb.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-23}}
14. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43ydbq/a-queer-black-poets-quest-for-liberation|title=A Queer Black Poet's Quest for Liberation|date=2017-06-03|work=Vice|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-us}}
15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/aziza-barnes-blks-delivers-a-gorgeous-snapshot-of_us_5a583d35e4b0d3efcf695735|title=Aziza Barnes' "BLKS" Delivers a Gorgeous Snapshot of Real Life That You'd Better Not Miss|last=Lola|first=Candice|date=2018-01-12|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-23}}
16. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/steppenwolf-blks-aziza-barnes-nataki-garrett/Content?oid=37199035|title=Aziza Barnes's BLKS needs to take itself more srsly|last=Hayford|first=Justin|work=Chicago Reader|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en}}
17. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20171220/20-somethings-negotiate-friendship-intimacy-in-steppenwolfs-uneven-blks|title=20-somethings negotiate friendship, intimacy in Steppenwolf's uneven 'BLKS'|last=Vitello|first=Barbara|date=2017-12-20|work=Daily Herald|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}
18. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift-podcast/poet-and-playwright-aziza-barnes-brings-blks-to-steppenwolf/6db811e3-7012-487c-8559-b3a9b842f8ff|title=Poet And Playwright Aziza Barnes Brings 'BLKS' To Steppenwolf|work=WBEZ|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en}}
19. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/VIDEO-Behind-the-Scenes-with-BLKS-Playwright-Aziza-Barnes-20171122|title=VIDEO: Behind the Scenes with BLKS Playwright Aziza Barnes|last=Tube|first=Stage|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en}}
20. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/VIDEO-Behind-the-Scenes-with-BLKS-Playwright-Aziza-Barnes-20171122|title=VIDEO: Behind the Scenes with BLKS Playwright Aziza Barnes|last=Tube|first=Stage|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en}}
21. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.theadroitjournal.org/issue-twenty-a-conversation-with-aziza-barnes-the-adroit-journal/|title=Issue Twenty: A Conversation with Aziza Barnes {{!}} The Adroit Journal|website=The Adroit Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-23}}
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