Jason Bredle (February 16, 1976 – ) is an American

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and translator. Born in

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, he received degrees in English literature and Spanish from

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, where he was named Ruth Halls Outstanding Young Artist in Poetry, and an MFA from the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

, where he earned a Hopwood Award. He's the author of four books and four 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 poetry, his contributions to the field of linguistics and health outcomes have appeared in the ''International Journal of Infectious Diseases'', ''Journal of Palliative Medicine'', the ''ATA Chronicle'', and have been presented at international forums in the U.S., Canada, France, and the Netherlands, among other places.

Books

''Meditations in a Helicopter About to Explode Over a Guy Covered in Chum, Surfing Off of Shark Bay Beach''
(MWC Press, 2015)
''Carnival''
(University of Akron Press, 2012)

(Dream Horse Press, 2011)

(Magic Helicopter Press, 2011) * ''Class Project'' (Publishing Genius Press, 2010)
''Pain Fantasy''
(Red Morning Press, 2007)

(New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2007)

(New Michigan Press, 2004)

Awards

* 2014 Susan K. Collins/Mississippi Valley Chapbook Prize * 2012 Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Support * 201

* 200

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External links

Verse Daily

Vouched, 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''

* ttp://www.rattle.com/ereviews/bredlejason.htm ''Rattle'', review of ''Standing in Line for the Beast''
''Diagram'', review of ''Standing in Line for the Beast''

''The Jet Fuel Review'': Three Poems

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110608222617/http://www.wmich.edu/newissues/New_Issues_Titles/Bredle/Bredle_Poem2.html Poem: "The Horse's Adventure" {{DEFAULTSORT:Bredle, Jason Living people University of Michigan alumni Year of birth missing (living people)