John Keene (writer)

John Keene
Keene in 2022
Keene in 2022
Born1965 (age 58–59)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • translator
  • professor
  • poet
Alma mater

John R. Keene Jr. (born 1965) is an American writer, translator, professor, and artist who was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2018. His 2022 poetry collection, Punks: New & Selected Poems, received the National Book Award for Poetry.[1][2]

  1. ^ "2022 Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ^ "John Keene Wins National Book Award for Poetry Collection". www.newark.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-16.