Aldon Lynn Nielsen
Encyclopedia
Aldon Lynn Nielsen is an American poet
, and literary critic.
, with a Ph.D.
He taught at Howard University
, San Jose State University
, the University of California, Los Angeles
and Loyola Marymount University
. He is the George and Barbara Kelly Professor of American Literature in the Pennsylvania State University
.
He lives in Pennsylvania and California, where his wife, Anna Everett, teaches at U.C. Santa Barbara.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, and literary critic.
Life
He was raised in the District of Columbia, where he graduated from the Federal City College and from the George Washington UniversityGeorge Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
, with a Ph.D.
He taught at Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
, San Jose State University
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
, the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
and Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States...
. He is the George and Barbara Kelly Professor of American Literature in the Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
.
He lives in Pennsylvania and California, where his wife, Anna Everett, teaches at U.C. Santa Barbara.
Awards
- Larry Neal Award for poetry
- two Gertrude Stein Awards for innovation.
- SAMLA Studies Prize, a Myers Citation and the Kayden Award for best book in the humanities, for Reading Race
- Josephine Miles Award, for Integral Music: Languages of African American Innovation
- American Book AwardAmerican Book AwardThe American Book Award was established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. It seeks to recognize outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre...
for Don't deny my name: words and music and the black intellectual tradition