They were based in philadelphia and later asheville, north carolina and athens, georgia Their also had a solo exhibition at fluent gallery in santander, spain, titled 13 moons Caconrad has worked with the ancient technologies of poetry and ritual since 1975
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As a young poet, they lived in philadelphia, where they lost many loved ones during the early years of the aids crisis, as documented in the essay sin bug
Aids, poetry, and queer resilience in philadelphia.
About their work, poet eileen myles writes, [caconrad] always argues (from the inside of their poems) for a poetry of radical inclusivity while keeping a very queer shoulder to the wheel. Caconrad has been working with the ancient technologies of poetry and ritual since 1975 They were born on january 1, 1966, in topeka, kansas, and raised in rural boyertown, pennsylvania, where much of their extended family worked at the local coffin factory. Caconrad received a 2019 creative capital grant to complete their nationwide (soma)tic poetry ritual titled, “resurrect extinct vibration.” they also received a pew fellowship in the arts, as well as the believer magazine book award and the gil ott book award.
They are the author of amanda paradise Resurrect extinct vibration (wave books, 2021), which won the 2022 pen josephine miles award. Caconrad (born 1966) is an american poet and professor He is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including amanda paradise
While standing in line for death (2017)
(soma)tics for the future wildernes Caconrad is the author of nine books of poetry and essays While standing in line for death (wave books) received the 2018 lambda award A recipient of a pew fellowship in the arts, they also received the believer magazine book award and the gil ott book award.
Ca conrad is the author of 9 books of poetry and essays, the latest is titled while standing in line for death (wave books, 2017) A recipient of a pew fellowship in the arts for literature, they also received the believer magazine book award and the gil ott book award. Selected poems of john wieners In 2022 augusto cascales made a film of their play the obituary show