Keston Sutherland
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Keston Sutherland is a British
poet
and Reader in English at the University of Sussex
. He lives in Brighton, UK. He graduated with a BA from Cambridge University in 1997, was the Joseph Hodges Choate Fellow at Harvard University
1997-8, and gained his PhD, titled 'J. H. Prynne and philology
', in 2004, again from Cambridge. He has worked at Sussex since 2004.
Sutherland is the editor of the poetics and critical theory journal QUID and co-editor (with Andrea Brady
) of Barque Press
. His poetry has been compared to J. H. Prynne
, John Wilkinson
, and Drew Milne
. His work has won international recognition: his major 2007 poem Hot White Andy was first published in the United States in a special issue of Chicago Review showcasing four young British poets (Sutherland, Andrea Brady, Chris Goode and Peter Manson); it has been reviewed as "the most remarkable poem in English published this century". He has been invited to read in France, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Finland, China and the USA; his poems have been translated into foreign languages including German, Greek, French, Finnish and Chinese.
Together with his colleagues at the University of Sussex, Sara Crangle and Daniel Kane, Sutherland runs the Sussex Poetry Festival, an annual two-day celebration of nonconformist and avant-garde poetry and music in Brighton, UK. The Festival began in 2009.
His book on Marx and poetry, Stupefaction: a radical anatomy of phantoms will be published by Seagull Books in May 2011.
He is also a part of a Brighton-based band named Pence Eleven, which they describe as 'Acousmatic / Tape music / Afro-beat / Christian Rap'; their greatest hit being 'Trying To Get Dressed'.
United Kingdom
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and Reader in English at the University of Sussex
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
. He lives in Brighton, UK. He graduated with a BA from Cambridge University in 1997, was the Joseph Hodges Choate Fellow at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
1997-8, and gained his PhD, titled 'J. H. Prynne and philology
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
', in 2004, again from Cambridge. He has worked at Sussex since 2004.
Sutherland is the editor of the poetics and critical theory journal QUID and co-editor (with Andrea Brady
Andrea Brady
Andrea Brady is an American poet and lecturer at Queen Mary, at the University of London. Her academic work focuses on contemporary poetry and the early modern period...
) of Barque Press
Barque Press
Barque Press is a London-based publisher of experimental poetry. Founded in 1995 by Andrea Brady and Keston Sutherland. Barque's list includes Andrea Brady, Keston Sutherland, J. H...
. His poetry has been compared to J. H. Prynne
J. H. Prynne
Jeremy Halvard Prynne is a British poet closely associated with the British Poetry Revival.Prynne's early influences include Charles Olson and Donald Davie. His first book, Force of Circumstance and Other Poems was published in 1962; Prynne has excluded it from his canon...
, John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson (poet)
John Wilkinson is a contemporary English poet.From 1972 to 1975, he studied English at Jesus College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, where he founded, with Charlie Bulbeck and Charles Lambert, the Blue Room, a society devoted to the propagation of poetry and the other fine arts.His first publication,...
, and Drew Milne
Drew Milne
- Published works :Milne’s books of poetry include Sheet Mettle , Bench Marks , The Damage: new and selected poems , Mars Disarmed , and Go Figure...
. His work has won international recognition: his major 2007 poem Hot White Andy was first published in the United States in a special issue of Chicago Review showcasing four young British poets (Sutherland, Andrea Brady, Chris Goode and Peter Manson); it has been reviewed as "the most remarkable poem in English published this century". He has been invited to read in France, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Finland, China and the USA; his poems have been translated into foreign languages including German, Greek, French, Finnish and Chinese.
Together with his colleagues at the University of Sussex, Sara Crangle and Daniel Kane, Sutherland runs the Sussex Poetry Festival, an annual two-day celebration of nonconformist and avant-garde poetry and music in Brighton, UK. The Festival began in 2009.
His book on Marx and poetry, Stupefaction: a radical anatomy of phantoms will be published by Seagull Books in May 2011.
He is also a part of a Brighton-based band named Pence Eleven, which they describe as 'Acousmatic / Tape music / Afro-beat / Christian Rap'; their greatest hit being 'Trying To Get Dressed'.
Poetry collections
- The Stats on Infinity, (Crater, 2010)
- Stress Position, (Barque Press, 2009)
- Hot White Andy, (Barque Press, 2007)
- Neocosis, (Barque Press, 2005)
- Neutrality, (Barque Press, 2004)
- The Rictus Flag, (Object Permanence, 2003)
- Antifreeze, (Barque Press,2002)
- Bar Zero, (Barque Press, 2000)
- Mincemeat Seesaw, (Barque Press, 1999)
- At The Motel Partial Opportunity, (Barque Press, 1998)
- Hate’s Clitoris and Other Poems, (Barque Press, 1997)
- Lidia, (Equipage, 1996)
- Prag, (Equipage, 1996)
- Have Wishly, (Barque Press, 1995)
- 20 Poems, (with Andrea Brady; Barque Press, 1995)
External links
Further reading
- Keston Sutherland, 'Marx in Jargon,' World Picture 1.
- Keston Sutherland, 'Happiness in Writing' World Picture 3
- Keston Sutherland, 'Hilarious Absolute Daybreak' (on J.H. Prynne's Brass) Glossator 3
- Keston Sutherland, 'Upstairs Downstairs: From Intensity to Entitlement' Mute, 2009
- Keston Sutherland, 'Veronica Forrest-Thomson for Readers', Kenyon Review
- Brighton Poetry: An interview with Keston Sutherland by Zoe Sutherland, Danny Hayward and Jonty Tiplady' Naked Punch 14.
- Sam Ladkin & Robin Purves (ed.), Chicago Review: British Poetry Issue (53:1) 2007.
- Sam Ladkin & Robin Purves (ed.), Complicities: British Poetry 1945-2007 (Litteraria Pragensia, 2007).
- Neil Pattison, "Lyric Purity in Keston Sutherland's Hot White Andy" (Hot Gun 1, 2009).
- J. H. Prynne, "Hot White Andy" (Hot Gun 1, 2009).
- Adam Piette, Review of The Stats on Infinity, Blackbox Manifold 5.
- Peter Manson, Review of Stress Position, Signals 6