Jason Bredle
{{Short description|American poet and translator|bot=PearBOT 5}}
Jason Bredle (February 16, 1976 – ) is an American poet and translator. Born in Indianapolis, he received degrees in English literature and Spanish from Indiana University, where he was named Ruth Halls Outstanding Young Artist in Poetry, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, where he earned a Hopwood Award. He's the author of four books and four chapbooks of poetry, including Standing in Line for the Beast, winner of the 2006 New Issues Poetry Prize, and Carnival, selected as Editor's Choice for the 2012 Akron Series in Poetry. A recipient of a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, his poems have been anthologized in 180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day from Random House, Poems about Horses from Alfred A. Knopf, and Seriously Funny from the University of Georgia Press. In addition to poetry, his contributions to the field of linguistics and health outcomes have appeared in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Journal of Palliative Medicine, the ATA Chronicle, and have been presented at international forums in the U.S., Canada, France, and the Netherlands, among other places.
Books
- [http://www.mwcqc.org/books/meditations-in-a-helicopter/ Meditations in a Helicopter About to Explode Over a Guy Covered in Chum, Surfing Off of Shark Bay Beach] (MWC Press, 2015)
- [http://www.uakron.edu/uapress/browse-books/book-details/index.dot?id=2336857 Carnival] (University of Akron Press, 2012)
- [http://home.comcast.net/~jpdancingbear/TBoE.html The Book of Evil] (Dream Horse Press, 2011)
- [http://magichelicopterpress.com/smiles.htm Smiles of the Unstoppable] (Magic Helicopter Press, 2011)
- Class Project (Publishing Genius Press, 2010)
- [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0976443937 Pain Fantasy] (Red Morning Press, 2007)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100710134850/http://www.wmich.edu/newissues/New_Issues_Titles/Bredle/Bredle_Author_Page.html Standing in Line for the Beast] (New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2007)
- [http://thediagram.com/nmp/authors.html A Twelve Step Guide] (New Michigan Press, 2004)
Awards
- 2014 Susan K. Collins/Mississippi Valley Chapbook Prize
- 2012 Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Support
- 2010 [http://home.comcast.net/~jpdancingbear/TBoE.html Dream Horse Press National Chapbook Prize]
- 2006 [https://web.archive.org/web/20100710134850/http://www.wmich.edu/newissues/New_Issues_Titles/Bredle/Bredle_Author_Page.html New Issues Poetry Prize]
- 2004 [http://thediagram.com/nmp/authors.html New Michigan Press Chapbook Prize]
External links
- [http://www.versedaily.org/2011/aboutjasonbredletboe.shtml Verse Daily]
- [http://vouchedbooks.com/2011/04/30/how-i-wish-my-dreams-were-made-of-these-poems/ Vouched, review of Smiles of the Unstoppable]
- [http://www.h-ngm-n.com/h_ngm_n12/luke-bloomfield-on-jason-bredle.html H-NGM-N, review of Smiles of the Unstoppable]
- [http://htmlgiant.com/reviews/cant-stop-wont-stop-smiling/#more-58294 HTML Giant, review of Smiles of the Unstoppable]
- [http://bombsite.com/issues/1000/articles/4812 BOMB Interview with Ben Mirov]
- [http://www.bookslut.com/poetry/2007_09_011641.php Bookslut, review of Standing in Line for the Beast]
- [http://www.barnowlreview.com/bredle.html Barn Owl Review, review of Standing in Line for the Beast]
- [http://www.rattle.com/ereviews/bredlejason.htm Rattle, review of Standing in Line for the Beast]
- [http://www.thediagram.com/7_1/rev_bredle.html Diagram, review of Standing in Line for the Beast]
- [http://jetfuelreview.com/?page_id=143 The Jet Fuel Review: Three Poems]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110608221339/http://www.wmich.edu/newissues/New_Issues_Titles/Bredle/Bredle_Poem1.html Poem: "On the Way to the 53-B District Court of Livingston County, October 1, 1999"]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110608222617/http://www.wmich.edu/newissues/New_Issues_Titles/Bredle/Bredle_Poem2.html Poem: "The Horse's Adventure"]
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