Kenzie Allen
Assistant Professor
Office: 642 Atkinson
Phone: 416-736-5166 Ext: 22146
Email: dmallen@yorku.ca
Primary website: Website & Portfolio
Kenzie Allen is a poet and multimodal artist. Her research centers on documentary and visual poetics, literary cartography, and the enactment of Indigenous sovereignties through creative works. A descendant of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, her most recent project is a multimodal book of poetry which incorporates intergenerational histories and diasporic movements, Haudenosaunee traditions, and archival materials of the Carlisle Indian Boarding School. Her poems can be found in Boston Review, Narrative Magazine, Best New Poets, and other venues, and she is the recipient of a 2021 92 Street Y Discovery Prize and an inaugural 2021 James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets.
Degrees
PhD, University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMFA, University of Michigan
BA, Washington University in St. Louis
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate Studies- 92 Street Y Discovery Contest Winner - 2021
- James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets - 2021
Current Research Projects
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Summary:
A survey of documentary poetics, focusing on representation and artifice, archives and inventions, and methods and impacts.
Description:Considering techniques such as counterforensics, code-switching, and formal presentation, this essay series examines the documentary poet in their various roles as cultural interlocutor, imaginative interpreter, and activist.
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2022 | AP/CWR3620 6.0 | A | Intermediate Poetry Workshop | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2022 | AP/CWR2600 6.0 | C | Introduction to Creative Writing | SEMR |
| Winter 2023 | GS/EN6777 3.0 | M | Multimodal Writing | SEMR |
Kenzie Allen is a poet and multimodal artist. Her research centers on documentary and visual poetics, literary cartography, and the enactment of Indigenous sovereignties through creative works. A descendant of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, her most recent project is a multimodal book of poetry which incorporates intergenerational histories and diasporic movements, Haudenosaunee traditions, and archival materials of the Carlisle Indian Boarding School. Her poems can be found in Boston Review, Narrative Magazine, Best New Poets, and other venues, and she is the recipient of a 2021 92 Street Y Discovery Prize and an inaugural 2021 James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets.
Degrees
PhD, University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMFA, University of Michigan
BA, Washington University in St. Louis
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesAwards
- 92 Street Y Discovery Contest Winner - 2021
- James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets - 2021
Current Research Projects
-
Summary:
A survey of documentary poetics, focusing on representation and artifice, archives and inventions, and methods and impacts.
Description:Considering techniques such as counterforensics, code-switching, and formal presentation, this essay series examines the documentary poet in their various roles as cultural interlocutor, imaginative interpreter, and activist.
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2022 | AP/CWR3620 6.0 | A | Intermediate Poetry Workshop | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2022 | AP/CWR2600 6.0 | C | Introduction to Creative Writing | SEMR |
| Winter 2023 | GS/EN6777 3.0 | M | Multimodal Writing | SEMR |
