Kyle Dargan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kyle Dargan
Born	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Editor. Poet, teacher
Alma mater	University of Virginia Indiana University
Notable works	Anagnorisis, Honest Engine, The Listening
Notable awards	Cave Canem Prize Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize Hurston-Wright Legacy Award

Kyle Dargan is an American writer and editor. He has written six books of poetry. Poetry is a type of writing that uses special language and rhythm to express ideas and feelings. Kyle Dargan teaches literature and creative writing at American University. He also works as a Books Editor for the Wondaland Arts Society.

About Kyle Dargan

Kyle Dargan was born in Newark, New Jersey, in the United States. He went to college at the University of Virginia. Later, he earned another degree from Indiana University.

Dargan's first four poetry books were published by the University of Georgia Press. His very first book, The Listening, came out in 2004. It won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize that same year. His second book, Bouquet of Hungers, was published in 2007. It received the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for poetry in 2008.

He continued to write, and his book Logorrhea Dementia was released in 2010. Then, Honest Engine came out in 2015. Kyle Dargan's fifth book, Anagnorisis, was published in 2018. This book won a major award called the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets.

Today, Kyle Dargan is a professor at American University. He helps students learn about literature and creative writing. He also started and edits a magazine called POST NO ILLS. Kyle Dargan lives in Washington D.C.

Kyle Dargan's Books

• The Listening (2004)
• Bouquet of Hungers (2007)
• Logorrhea Dementia: A Self-Diagnosis (2010)
• Honest Engine (2015)
• Anagnorisis (2018)
• Panzer Herz, A Live Dissection (2023)

Awards and Honors

• 2003 — Cave Canem Poetry Prize for The Listening
• 2008 — Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Poetry for Bouquet of Hungers
• 2019 — Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for Anagnorisis