John Liles (writer)
John Liles | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Science writer |
| Awards | 119th Yale Younger Poets award recipient |
| Academic background | |
| Education | New York University (MFA) |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Website | https://john-liles.com/ |
John Liles is an American poet, science writer, and educator.[1] He won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize in 2024 for his debut poetry collection, Bees, and After.[2]
Biography
Liles graduated from the MFA program at New York University.[2] He was the artist-in-residence at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation in 2019 and 2020.[3] His debut chapbook, Following the dog down, won the Omnidawn Chapbook Prize in 2017.[4]
In 2024, Liles was named winner of the Yale Younger Poets award, selected by Rae Armantrout. Armantrout described his winning manuscript, Bees, and After, as "dense, sonically gorgeous studies of various natural things and creatures, including light, bees, minerals, shellfish and crabs, insects, and the workings (and failures) of the heart."[5]
Liles' poems have appeared in Scientific American and Sonora Review.[6][7] He currently lives in Fort Bragg, California.[2]
Honors and awards
- 2024: Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize
Published works
Poetry collections
- Liles, J. (2025). Bees, and After. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.[8]
Chapbooks
- Liles, J. (2017). Following the dog down. Richmond, CA: Omnidawn Publishing.[2]
References
- ^ "BOMB Magazine | John Liles by Wallace Ludel". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ a b c d "Liles, author of 'science-inflected' poems, wins Yale Younger Poets award | Yale News". news.yale.edu. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ "Oak Spring Garden Foundation - John Liles". Oak Spring Garden Foundation. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ "Following the dog downJohn Liles – Omnidawn". Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ Hardman, Ray (2024-02-29). "Poet who infuses science in his writing wins prestigious Yale poetry award". Connecticut Public. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ Liles, John (2025-01-01). "Poem: 'Cardiac Knotting'". Scientific American. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ "Head Lost Illuminating | John Liles". Sonora Review. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ "Isabel Neal, author of 'Thrown Voice,' wins Yale Younger Poets award | Yale News". news.yale.edu. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-10-30.