Srikanth Reddy (born 1973) is an American scholar and writer, including three full-length volumes of poetry. Of Indian descent, his awards include a 2013

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fellowship, a 2013

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Award, and a 2018

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. Reddy delivered the Bagley Wright Lectures in Poetry in fall 2015, and served as a judge for the Canadian 2019

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Early life and education

Reddy was born in the United States to

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physician parents from

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. He earned a

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degree and a

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degree from

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, and a

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degree from the

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Career

He is Professor of English and Creative Writing at the

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. His poetry has been published in ''

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'' magazine, ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', and his literary criticism has appeared in ''

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'', Lana Turner, Raritan, ''

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'', and other publications. In October 2021, Reddy was announced as the editor of Phoenix Poets, a book series published by the

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, and in December 2022, he assumed the role of poetry editor for ''

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''.

Works

* * * ''Readings in World Literature'' Omnidawn Pub., 2012, * * *

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, Srikanth Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 1973 births Living people 21st-century American educators 21st-century American journalists 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American poets 21st-century people from Illinois American academics of Indian descent American literary critics American magazine editors American male journalists American male poets American people of Telugu descent American male writers of Indian descent Harvard University alumni Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni Journalists from Chicago The Paris Review Poets from Chicago University of Chicago faculty