Lisa Nell Samuels is an American–New Zealand experimental poet and academic, and is a full professor at the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

. She has published a number of books of poetry, an experimental novel, and adapted one poem into a soundscape and a short film.

Academic career

Samuels completed a Bachelor of Arts in English at the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC Sy ...

at Chapel Hill, followed by a Master of Arts and a

PhD PHD or PhD may refer to: * Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), an academic qualification Entertainment * '' PhD: Phantasy Degree'', a Korean comic series * ''Piled Higher and Deeper'', a web comic * Ph.D. (band), a 1980s British group ** Ph.D. (Ph.D. albu ...

titled ''Poetic Arrest: Laura Riding, Wallace Stevens, and the Modernist Afterlife'' at the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S ...

. Samuels completed visiting fellowships at the

University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a Public university, public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and la ...

and

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of ...

, before taking a position at Eastern Michigan University. In 2000 she moved to

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wiscons ...

, where she spent six years and achieved tenure, before moving to New Zealand. Samuels joined the faculty of the University of Auckland in 2006, as professor in the Faculty of Arts, English and Drama. Samuels has published a number of books of poetry, as well as 2015 experimental novel ''Tender girl''. Samuels' 2009 book ''Tomorrowland'' has been adapted into a CD soundscape and a film, directed by Wes Tank. Her 2017 book of poetry, ''Symphony for Human Transport'', was listed as one of the Guardian's top books of poetry in 2017. Poetry editor

Carol Rumens Carol Rumens FRSL (born 10 December 1944) is a British poet. Life Carol Rumens was born in Forest Hill, South London. She won a scholarship to grammar school and later studied Philosophy at London University, but left before completing her d ...

described the poem sequence as "somewhat metaphysical in character...There are many doors in these poems, and many perspectives bathed in haunting, changing light." In 2009, Samuels' poetry featured alongside that of Tusiata Avia, James Milne, Jeffery McCaleb and Michael White in a poster campaign, plastering poems around 13 New Zealand locations and in

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

, Tennessee.

Selected works

Books

* ''A Transpacific Poetics'' 2017 200 pages Litmus Press * ''Symphony for Human Transport'' 2017 76 pages * ''Tender girl: A novel'' 2015 192 pages Dusie * ''Over hear: Six types of poetry experiment in Aotearoa-New Zealand'' 2015 (45 pages) Tinfish Press * ''Gender City''. June 2010. Shearsman Books. ISBN 978-1848611696

Journal articles

* *

References

External links

*
Tomorrowland
', Short film based on the book by Lisa Samuels, via YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Samuels, Lisa Year of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand academics New Zealand women academics American women poets New Zealand poets University of North Carolina alumni University of Virginia alumni Eastern Michigan University faculty University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee faculty Academic staff of the University of Auckland New Zealand novelists