Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley is an Indigenous American writer and poet. Benjamin belongs to the Onondaga Nation.[1] He is most recognized for his collections: Colonize Me (Saturnalia, 2019) and Not Your Mama’s Melting Pot (Backwaters Press, 2018).[2] He has also released another collection, Dēmos: An American Multitude (Milkweed Editions, 2021).[3]

Education

Kingsley got his Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Pennsylvania.

Colonize Me

Colonize Me is Kingsley's second poetry collection.[4] The poems in the collection are often based on his real experiences.[5] The collection won an Eric Hoffer Award.[6]

Dēmos: An American Multitude

Dēmos: An American Multitude was released on March 7, 2021.[3] The collection features poems relating to Onondaga, Japanese, Cuban and Appalachian cultures.[3]

Career

From 2019 until at least October 21, 2020, Kingsley worked as an Assistant Professor of English in the College of Arts and Letters at Old Dominion University.[7]

Personal life

Kingsley grew up in Indiana, Pennsylvania.[8] His parents were both factory workers at a True Temper wheelbarrow factory.[1]

In August 2017, during the time which he was writing Dēmos, Kingsley claims that he was assaulted by a police officer in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[9] According to Kingsley, he was maced by a police officer without reason on the street at night. He then stumbled into oncoming traffic, before going to a local pizza shop, where patrons helped clear his eyes with water.[9]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley". Poetry Foundation. September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ Poets, Academy of American. "About Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Dēmos. August 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Barrelhouse Reviews: Colonize Me by Benjamín NakA-Hasebe Kingsley". BARRELHOUSE. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Barbara Berman's 2019 Holiday Poetry Shout-Out". The Rumpus.net. December 12, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Montaigne Medal Finalists". www.hofferaward.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ "ODU Professor Wins Library of Virginia Literary Award". Old Dominion University. September 12, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mr. Ben Naka-Hasebe Kingsley". The Gilman News. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Ten Questions for Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley". Poets & Writers. March 9, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  10. ↑ Staff reports. "Cottom, Tilghman and Kingsley win Library of Virginia Literary Awards". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  11. ↑ "News Archives". Hunger Mountain. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley | Blackbird v17n2 | #poetry". blackbird.vcu.edu. Retrieved October 26, 2020.


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