Kyle Dargan

Kyle Dargan
Born	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Editor. Poet, teacher
Alma mater	University of Virginia Indiana University
Notable works	Anagnorisis, Honest Engine, The Listening
Notable awards	Cave Canem Prize Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize Hurston-Wright Legacy Award
Website
www.american-boi.com

Kyle Dargan is an American writer and editor. He is the author of six poetry collections. Dargan is currently an associate professor of literature and the assistant director of creative writing at American University, as well as Books Editor for the Wondaland Arts Society.

Biography

Dargan was born in Newark, New Jersey. He received a BA from the University of Virginia and MFA from Indiana University.

Dargan's first four poetry collections were published by University of Georgia Press. His first collection, The Listening (2004), was the recipient of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize in 2004. His second collection, Bouquet of Hungers (2007), was awarded the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in poetry in 2008. "Logorrhea Dementia" was published in 2010 and Honest Engine was published in 2015. Dargan's fifth book, Anagnorisis, (Triquarterly, 2018), won the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets in 2018.

Dargan is currently an associate professor of literature and the assistant director of creative writing at American University. He is the founder and editor of POST NO ILLS magazine. Dargan lives in Washington D.C.

Selected publications

• The Listening, (University of Georgia Press, 2004) ISBN 978-0820326610
• Bouquet of Hungers, (University of Georgia Press, 2007) ISBN 978-0820330310
• Logorrhea Dementia: A Self-Diagnosis, (University of Georgia Press, 2010) ISBN 978-0820336848
• Honest Engine, (University of Georgia Press, 2015) ISBN 978-0820347288
• Anagnorisis, (Northwestern University Press, 2018) ISBN 978-0810137844
• Panzer Herz, A Live Dissection, (Northwestern University Press, 2023) ISBN 978-0810145689

Awards

• 2003 — Cave Canem Poetry Prize, The Listening
• 2008 — Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Poetry, Bouquet of Hungers
• 2019 — Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, Anagnorisis