Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley

Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley is an Indigenous American writer and poet. Benjamin belongs to the Onondaga Nation.[1] He is most recognized for his collections: Colonize Me (Saturnalia, 2019) and Not Your Mama’s Melting Pot (Backwaters Press, 2018).[2] He has also released another collection, Dēmos: An American Multitude (Milkweed Editions, 2021).[3]

Education

Kingsley got his Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Pennsylvania.

Colonize Me

Colonize Me is Kingsley's second poetry collection.[4] The poems in the collection are often based on his real experiences.[5] The collection won an Eric Hoffer Award.[6]

Dēmos: An American Multitude

Dēmos: An American Multitude was released on March 7, 2021.[3] The collection features poems relating to Onondaga, Japanese, Cuban and Appalachian cultures.[3]

Career

From 2019 until at least October 21, 2020, Kingsley worked as an Assistant Professor of English in the College of Arts and Letters at Old Dominion University.[7]

Personal life

Kingsley grew up in Indiana, Pennsylvania.[8] His parents were both factory workers at a True Temper wheelbarrow factory.[1]

In August 2017, during the time which he was writing Dēmos, Kingsley claims that he was assaulted by a police officer in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[9] According to Kingsley, he was maced by a police officer without reason on the street at night. He then stumbled into oncoming traffic, before going to a local pizza shop, where patrons helped clear his eyes with water.[9]

Awards

References
  1. "Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley". Poetry Foundation. September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. Poets, Academy of American. "About Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. Dēmos. August 27, 2020.
  4. "Barrelhouse Reviews: Colonize Me by Benjamín NakA-Hasebe Kingsley". BARRELHOUSE. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. "Barbara Berman's 2019 Holiday Poetry Shout-Out". The Rumpus.net. December 12, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  6. "Montaigne Medal Finalists". www.hofferaward.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  7. "ODU Professor Wins Library of Virginia Literary Award". Old Dominion University. September 12, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  8. "Mr. Ben Naka-Hasebe Kingsley". The Gilman News. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  9. "Ten Questions for Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley". Poets & Writers. March 9, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  10. Staff reports. "Cottom, Tilghman and Kingsley win Library of Virginia Literary Awards". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  11. "News Archives". Hunger Mountain. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  12. "Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley | Blackbird v17n2 | #poetry". blackbird.vcu.edu. Retrieved October 26, 2020.


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