Disciplines: Literature – poetry

Gregory Pardlo

Disciplines: Literature – poetry
Region: Brooklyn, NY
Residencies: 2001, 2009

Gregory Pardlo is the author of Spectral Evidence, which was a Finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Prize and the National Book Award, and Digest, winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. His other books include Totem, winner of the American Poetry Review/ Honickman Prize, and Air Traffic, a memoir in essays.

His honors include fellowships from the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He divides his time between New York and the United Arab Emirates where he is Head of Literature and Creative Writing at NYU Abu Dhabi.

Made at MacDowell

Fellow Works Supported by MacDowell

Digest (Poetry Collection)

Studios

Star

Gregory Pardlo worked in the Star studio.

Funded by Alpha Chi Omega, a national fraternity founded in 1885, Star Studio — built in 1911–1912 — was the first studio given to the residency by an outside organization. To this day, Alpha Chi sorority pledges learn the story of Star Studio and its role in supporting American arts…

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