# Adam Day

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{{short description|American poet and critic|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Adam Day
| image         = Book Author Photo.jpg
| caption       = Day in 2015
| birth_place   = Louisville, Kentucky
| occupation    = Poet and critic
| organization  = Baltic Writing Residency
| notable_works = {{ubl| ''The Strategic Crescent''|''Illuminated Edges''|''Left-Handed Wolf''|''Model of a City in Civil War''|''Badger, Apocrypha''}}
| alma_mater    = New York University
}}

'''Adam Day''' is an [American poet](/source/List_of_poets_from_the_United_States) and critic. He is the author of ''American Elision'' ([Louisiana State University Press](/source/Louisiana_State_University_Press), 2027), ''The Strategic Crescent'' ([Broadstone Books](/source/Broadstone_Books), 2025), ''Illuminated Edges'' ([Kelsay Books](/source/Kelsay_Books), 2024), ''Left-Handed Wolf'' ([Louisiana State University Press](/source/Louisiana_State_University_Press), 2020), ''Model of a City in Civil War'' ([Sarabande Books](/source/Sarabande_Books), 2015), and one chapbook of poetry, ''Badger, Apocrypha'' ([Poetry Society of America](/source/Poetry_Society_of_America), 2011). 

==Life and work==
Day was born and raised primarily in Louisville's working class south end. He graduated from [Eckerd College](/source/Eckerd_College) (2001), and from [New York University](/source/New_York_University) (2004) with an MFA in creative writing.

Day publishes ''[http://www.action-spectacle.com Action, Spectacle]'', an online and print journal of art and culture, which is guest-edited by a changing lineup of writers and artists. He also publishes ''Action, Spectacle Press'', which publishes chapbooks of prose and of poetry, and full-length books of poetry.

He has taught English and creative writing at Earlham College, [New York University](/source/New_York_University), Bellarmine University, the [University of Houston](/source/University_of_Houston), the University of Kentucky, and elsewhere.

In 2011, Day was selected by [David Lehman](/source/David_Lehman) for the [PEN Emerging Writers Award](/source/PEN_Emerging_Writers_Awards). Lehman wrote, "Day is unafraid to conjoin historical and fictional personages for effects that startle and provoke, as in ''Combine'', in which [Stalin](/source/Joseph_Stalin), [Goya](/source/Francisco_Goya), [Queen Anne](/source/Anne%2C_Queen_of_Great_Britain), and [Tennessee Williams](/source/Tennessee_Williams) are among the cast of characters. Impressive, too, is the poem in which Day juxtaposes excerpts 'From an Interview with [Kenzaburō Ōe](/source/Kenzabur%C5%8D_%C5%8Ce), with Stage Directions from [Synge](/source/John_Millington_Synge)'s ''[Riders to the Sea](/source/Riders_to_the_Sea)''.' This poet's technical prowess, adventurousness, and wide-ranging curiosity give pleasure now and the promise of a great deal more to come."<ref>{{Cite web|title = 2011 PEN Emerging Writers Award for Poetry {{!}} PEN American Center|url = http://www.pen.org/literature/2011-pen-emerging-writers-award-poetry|website = www.pen.org|accessdate = 2015-11-03}}</ref>

==Honors and awards==
* Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artscouncil.ky.gov/ASF/2013ASF_DayAdam.htm|title=Adam Day|publisher=[Kentucky Arts Council](/source/Kentucky_Arts_Council)|access-date=2015-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905072127/http://artscouncil.ky.gov/ASF/2013ASF_DayAdam.htm|archive-date=2015-09-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [PEN Emerging Writers Award](/source/PEN_Emerging_Writers_Awards)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/08/pen-american-centers-2011-awards.html|title=PEN American Center's 2011 award winners|work=LA Times|date=11 August 2011|first=Carolyn|last=Kellogg}}</ref> 
* Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship for ''Badger, Apocrypha''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/awards/chapbook_fellowship/?action=list|title=Chapbook Fellowship|publisher=Poetry Society of America}}</ref>

==Collections of poetry==
* ''American Elision'' ([Louisiana State University Press](/source/Louisiana_State_University_Press), 2027),
* ''The Strategic Crescent'' ([Broadstone Books](/source/Broadstone_Books), 2025),
* ''Illuminated Edges'' ([Kelsay Books](/source/Kelsay_Books), 2024),
* ''Left-Handed Wolf'' ([Louisiana State University Press](/source/Louisiana_State_University_Press), 2020),
* ''Model of a City in Civil War''. ([Sarabande Books](/source/Sarabande_Books), 2015),
* ''Badger, Apocrypha''. ([Poetry Society of America](/source/Poetry_Society_of_America), 2010).

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