Jason Bredle

Jason Bredle (February 16, 1976 – ) is an American poet and translator. Born in Indianapolis, he received degrees in English literature and Spanish from Indiana University, where he was named Ruth Halls Outstanding Young Artist in Poetry, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, where he earned a Hopwood Award. He's the author of four books and three chapbooks of poetry, including Standing in Line for the Beast, winner of the 2006 New Issues Poetry Prize, and Carnival, selected as Editor's Choice for the 2012 Akron Series in Poetry. A recipient of a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, his poems have been anthologized in 180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day from Random House, Poems about Horses from Alfred A. Knopf, and Seriously Funny from the University of Georgia Press. In addition to his poetry, his music criticism has appeared in Resonance and he's a contributor to Coldfront Magazine. He lives in the Fox River Valley region of Illinois.

Books

• Carnival (University of Akron Press, 2012)
• The Book of Evil (Dream Horse Press, 2011)
• Smiles of the Unstoppable (Magic Helicopter Press, 2011)
• Class Project (Publishing Genius Press, 2010)
• Pain Fantasy (Red Morning Press, 2007)
• Standing in Line for the Beast (New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2007)
• A Twelve Step Guide (New Michigan Press, 2004)

Awards

• 2014 Susan K. Collins/Mississippi Valley Chapbook Prize
• 2012 Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Support
• 2010 Dream Horse Press National Chapbook Prize
• 2006 New Issues Poetry Prize
• 2004 New Michigan Press Chapbook Prize

External links

• Verse Daily
• Vouched, review of Smiles of the Unstoppable
• H-NGM-N, review of Smiles of the Unstoppable
• HTML Giant, review of Smiles of the Unstoppable
• BOMB Interview with Ben Mirov
• Bookslut, review of Standing in Line for the Beast
• Barn Owl Review, review of Standing in Line for the Beast
• Rattle, review of Standing in Line for the Beast
• Diagram, review of Standing in Line for the Beast
• The Jet Fuel Review: Three Poems
• Poem: "On the Way to the 53-B District Court of Livingston County, October 1, 1999"
• Poem: "The Horse's Adventure"