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Dean Young (1955 – August 23, 2022) was an American contemporary poet in the lineage of John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara, and Kenneth Koch. Often cited as a second-generation New York School poet, Young also derived influence and inspiration from the work of André Breton, Paul Éluard, and the other French Surrealist poets .
Poet Dean Young was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and received his MFA from Indiana University. Recognized as one of the most energetic, influential poets writing today, his numerous collections of poetry include Strike Anywhere (1995), winner of the Colorado Prize for Poetry; Skid (2002),…
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Read poems by this poet. Dean Young was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania, on July 18, 1955. He received his MFA in creative writing from Indiana University. His books of poems include Solar Perplexus (Copper Canyon Press, 2019); Shock by Shock (Copper Canyon Press, 2015); Bender: New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon Press, 2012); Primitive ...
Copper Canyon Press is deeply saddened to share the news that Dean Young, former Texas poet laureate, William Livingston Chair of Poetry for University of Texas, and renowned educator, has passed away at the age of 67 at Good Samaritan hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In an interview with Suzanne Parker, poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Dean Young, author of eleven books of poetry, talks about instability, transgression, a...
Recognized as one of the most energetic, influential poets writing today, his numerous collections of poetry include Strike Anywhere (1995), winner of the Colorado Prize for Poetry; Skid (2002), finalist for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize; Elegy on Toy Piano (2005), finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Primitive Mentor (2008), shortlisted for the ...
