Greg Hewett (born 1958) is an American poet and professor. He has been awarded several fellowships and awards for his work, including the Thom Gunn Award.

Biography

Hewett earned his

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

degree at

Binghamton University The State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University or SUNY Binghamton) is a public university, public research university with campuses in Binghamton, New York, Binghamton, Vestal, New York, Vestal, and Johnson City, New Yor ...

, his MA at the University of California–Davis, and his Doctorate of Arts at

University at Albany, SUNY The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as the University at Albany, UAlbany or SUNY Albany, is a public research university with campuses in Albany, Rensselaer, and Guilderland, New York. Founded in 1844, it is one ...

. Hewett teaches English and creative writing at

Carleton College Carleton College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. Founded in 1866, it had 2,105 undergraduate students and 269 faculty members in fall 2016. The 200-acre main campus is between Northfield and the 800-acre Cowling ...

. He has served on the board of

Quatrefoil Library Quatrefoil Library is a member-supported, 501(c)(3) non-profit library and community center for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. It is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where it was founded by David Irwin and Dick Hewets ...

. He has also lived in Japan and France.

Awards

Hewett was a Fulbright fellow in Denmark and Norway, as well as at the Camargo Foundation in

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. In 2003, Hewett won the

Publishing Triangle The Publishing Triangle, founded in 1988 by Robin Hardy, is an American association of gay men and lesbians in the publishing industry. They sponsor an annual National Lesbian and Gay Book Month, and have sponsored the annual Triangle Awards prog ...

Thom Gunn Award for his 2002 collection ''Red Suburb''. ''The Eros Conspiracy'' was a finalist in 2007. ''darkacre'' was a finalist for the

Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry The Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry is an annual literary award, presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation to a gay-themed book of poetry by a male writer. At the first two Lambda Literary Awards in 1989 and 1990, a single award for LGBT Po ...

in 2011. In 2018, he was named the O'Brien Poet at the

University of Southern Maine The University of Southern Maine (USM) is a public university with campuses in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston in the U.S. state of Maine. It is the southernmost of the University of Maine System. It was founded as two separate state universitie ...

. His books have been nominated for the Minnesota Book Awards twice.

Bibliography

In addition to the collections listed below, his work has appeared in

The Boston Review ''Boston Review'' is an American quarterly political and literary magazine. It publishes political, social, and historical analysis, literary and cultural criticism, book reviews, fiction, and poetry, both online and in print. Its signature form ...

and The Denver Quarterly, among other literary magazines. He has also collaborated with visual artist Fred Hagstrom (Hagstrom created covers and images for books that Hewett wrote). * "The Tallahatchie Meets the Arve, or Unexpected Gay Confluences in the '70s" in ''Who's Yer Daddy? Gay Writers Celebrate their Mentors and Forerunners'' * ''Blindsight'' (

Coffee House Press Coffee House Press is a nonprofit independent press based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The press’s goal is to "produce books that celebrate imagination, innovation in the craft of writing, and the many authentic voices of the American experience ...

, 2016) * ''darkacre'' (Coffee House Press, 2010) * ''The Eros Conspiracy'' (Coffee House Press, 2006) * ''Red Suburb'' (Coffee House Press, 2002) * ''To Collect the Flesh'' ( New Rivers Press, 1996)

References

External links

"Beyond the Pane"
by Greg Hewett
"It's Obvious"
by Greg Hewett
Gregory Hewett
teaching webpage {{DEFAULTSORT:Hewett, Greg 1958 births American LGBT poets Carleton College faculty Living people