John Drexel

John Drexel (b. Stamford, Connecticut) is an American poet, critic, and editor.

Life and Work

A New England native, John Drexel is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and holds an M.A. in English from the University of Leeds, England, where his thesis advisor was Geoffrey Hill. He subsequently worked as an editor at Oxford University Press and other publishing houses in New York City, and served as general editor of The Facts On File Encyclopedia of the 20th Century.^[1]

Mr. Drexel's poems have appeared in numerous magazines, including First Things,^[2][3] Hudson Review,^[4] Image,^[5] Oxford Poetry,^[6][7] The New Criterion,^[8] New Ohio Review,^[9] Notre Dame Review,^[10] The Paris Review,^[11] Salmagundi (magazine),^[12] Southern Review,^[13] St. Petersburg Review,^[14] Valparaiso Poetry Review,^[15] and Verse.

He has written on modern British and Irish poetry for the online Contemporary Poetry Review,^[16] and has reviewed for Arts & Letters, Irish Literary Supplement, Partisan Review, and other journals. He also directed poetry workshops at Hay-on-Wye, Wales,^[17] and has twice served as a poetry judge for the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts.

Awards

• Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship^[18]
• Hawthornden Castle Fellowship

Anthologies

• A Fine Excess: Contemporary Literature at Play. Sarabande Books. 2001. ISBN 978-1-889330-51-8.^[19]
• For New Orleans and Other Poems. Bayeux Arts. 2007. ISBN 978-1-896209-75-3.^[20]

Criticism

• “Threaders of Double-Stranded Words: News from the North of Ireland,” New England Review and Bread Loaf Quarterly, Vol. XII, No. 2, Winter, 1989, pp. 179–92.^[21]
• “Searching the Darkness for a Landing Place: The Achievement of Thomas Kinsella,” Literary Review, Vol. XXXIII, No. 3, Spring, 1990, pp. 337–44.^[22]

References

1. Drexel, John. "The Facts on File Encyclopedia of the 20th Century: A Comprehensive Guide to the Important People by John Drexel - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
2. John Drexel (2009-06-24). "Article". First Things. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
3. John Drexel. "Article". First Things. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
4. Archived October 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
5. "Image ◊ Journal ◊ Back Issues ◊ Issue 14". Imagejournal.org. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
6. "Oxford Poetry: Oxford Poetry Vol IX No 2 (Winter 1995)". Gnelson.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
7. "Oxford Magazine". Community.muohio.edu. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
8. "The New Criterion". The New Criterion. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
9. "/nor". Ohio.edu. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
10. ENR // AgencyND // University of Notre Dame. "NDR 30 // Notre Dame Review // University of Notre Dame". Ndreview.nd.edu. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
11. Archived July 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
12. "Skidmore College: Salmagundi No. 116-117 / Fall – Winter 1997". Cms.skidmore.edu. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
14. "Writers & Poets | Spr". Drupal.stpetersburgreview.com. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
15. Edward Byrne. "Valparaiso Poetry Review, Contents: V. IX N. 1". Valpo.edu. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
16. "John Drexel’s Articles at Contemporary Poetry Review". Cprw.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
17. "John Drexel | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". Pw.org. 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
18. "Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship- List of Past Recipients". Amylowell.org. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
19. "A Fine Excess: Contemporary Literature at Play « Sarabande Books". Sarabandebooks.org. 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
20. "For New Orleans and Other Poems by Ashis Gupta - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
21. "Modern Irish Literature Critical Essay - John Drexel (essay date 1989) - Volume 102 - Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism - John Drexel (essay date 1989) SOURCE: "Threaders of". Enotes.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
22. "Thomas Kinsella Critical Essay - John Drexel (essay date Spring 1990) - Volume 135 - Contemporary Literary Criticism - John Drexel (essay date Spring 1990) SOURCE:". Enotes.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.

External links

• "NO HISTORY, NO GEOGRAPHY". Valparaiso Poetry Review IX. Fall/Winter 2007-2008. Check date values in: |date= (help)
• "OF MORAL CONSEQUENCE and ICELAND". The Chimaera 7. March 2010.
• "Lost in Translation?". Contemporary Poetry Review. 2 November 2005.
• "What Is the Language Using Us For?". Contemporary Poetry Review. 5 August 2007.
• "CPR Classic Readings: ‘The Sunlight on the Garden’ by Louis MacNeice". Contemporary Poetry Review. 1 October 2007.
• "CPR Classic Readings: Philip Larkin's ‘Broadcast’". Contemporary Poetry Review. 20 October 2010.